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A More Political Science

What is science’s rightful place? How should we govern technology?

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Interview | Summer 2024

Summer 2024

  • Joseph Lawler
  • The Editors of The New Atlantis

Keep Austin Houston?

Why “induced demand” is a tough nut to crack — and whether Texas’s capital city is destined to sprawl

Joseph Lawler and The Editors of The New Atlantis

Correspondence | Summer 2024

Summer 2024

  • Joel Kotkin

Downtowns Don’t Matter Anymore

Exurbanism is the new urbanism.

Joel Kotkin

Essay | Spring 2024

Spring 2024

  • Joseph Lawler

If You Build It, Will They Come?

Austin’s interstate expansion becomes a test case for “induced demand” — and the culture war over faster traffic versus denser cities.

Joseph Lawler

Online Exclusive | October 27, 2022

October 27, 2022

  • Tristan Abbey

Is Biden Breaking the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

An open letter recommending a bipartisan investigation

Tristan Abbey

Essay | Fall 2022

Fall 2022

  • Thomas Hochman
  • Nate Hochman

A Nuclear Renaissance?

Stalled for decades, U.S. atomic power seems set for a comeback. Here’s what it’ll take to get it right this time.

Thomas Hochman and Nate Hochman

Essay | Summer 2022

Summer 2022

  • Tom Ridge
  • Asha M. George

The Case for a Pandemic Moonshot

We cannot accept the same awful options when the next virus comes. Instead, let’s build our way out of the problem.

From: The Coronavirus Pandemic

Tom Ridge and Asha M. George

Essay | Winter 2022

Winter 2022

  • Dennis W. O’Leary

Why Aren’t We Talking About Nuclear Waste?

On kicking the can when it’s full of spent uranium

Dennis W. O’Leary

Essay | Winter 2022

Winter 2022

  • Leah Libresco Sargeant

Bad Air

When disease floats, we can no longer hide — but we can weaken the threat.

From: Beyond the State of Exception

Leah Libresco Sargeant

Essay | Fall 2021

Fall 2021

  • Addison Del Mastro

Closer to Home

Getting beyond the transportation debate of city versus suburb

Addison Del Mastro

Essay | Spring 2021

Spring 2021

  • Seaver Wang

Is Climate Change a Foreign Policy Issue?

Opportunity now, not prophecies of doom, should spur America to become a global leader.

Seaver Wang

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