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With energy demand rising and record high temperatures being set around the world, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the bipartisan effort being led by a Western Governor to reduce the amount of carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere while at the same time pursuing an all-of-the-above energy approach.
The State of Mental Health in America
With 23 percent of adults experiencing a mental illness in the past year and the number of suicides at an all time high, the conclusion is clear — the United States is facing a crisis. Recommendations Prevention
The Role of Congress in the FAFSA Failure
This year’s failed roll-out of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid has generated much angst and uncertainty among students and institutions – and finger-pointing among pundits and policymakers.
The Founders’ Solution to Government Dysfunction
With Americans fed up over how their tax dollars are being spent in Washington, momentum is building across the county to convene an Article V Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution.
The Governor of Wyoming discusses the decarbonization initiative he is spearheading to meet rising energy demand at a time of rising temperatures.
It’s Time for the U.S. to Lead on Nuclear Energy
Faced with global climate change, growing energy demand, and energy security challenges, world leaders understand that we need more energy solutions — including nuclear.
George H.W. Bush: The Free Market Environmentalist
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 are looked back on as one of the success stories not only of U.S. environmental policy, but of the nation’s 41st President.
The Conservative Environmentalist
In the fall of 2016, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took to the debate floor to go head-to-head in what remains the most-watched political debate in American history, garnering 84 million viewers. One of those viewers was college student Benji Backer, a Wisconsin native attending the University of Washington, who noticed that there […]
The Politics of Climate Change in Europe
One of the main factors driving EU political leaders’ nervousness about prioritizing a climate agenda is a perception that the European public no longer supports it.
Debate
Should Warning Labels be Put on Social Media? No…
If the explanation for teen suicide and mental health problems was social media, we’d expect to see similar problems in other countries with high technology adoption.
Debate
Should Warning Labels be Put on Social Media? Yes…
Adults making sexual overtures. Drug dealers peddling fentanyl-laced pills. Influencers promoting eating disorders, and anonymous messengers encouraging suicide. These are just a few of the dangers our kids are facing online. We are in a crisis where children are dying and families are being destroyed as a result of social media platforms’ deliberate design choices […]
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In this edition
With energy demand rising and record high temperatures being set around the world, the latest edition of The Ripon Forum examines the bipartisan effort being led by a Western Governor to reduce the amount of carbon in the Earth’s atmosphere while at the same time pursuing an all-of-the-above energy approach.
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The State of Mental Health in America
With 23 percent of adults experiencing a mental illness in the past year and the number of suicides at an all time high, the conclusion is clear — the United States is facing a crisis. Recommendations Prevention
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The Role of Congress in the FAFSA Failure
This year’s failed roll-out of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid has generated much angst and uncertainty among students and institutions – and finger-pointing among pundits and policymakers.
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The Founders’ Solution to Government Dysfunction
With Americans fed up over how their tax dollars are being spent in Washington, momentum is building across the county to convene an Article V Convention to amend the U.S. Constitution.
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How the West Will Be Won
The Governor of Wyoming discusses the decarbonization initiative he is spearheading to meet rising energy demand at a time of rising temperatures.
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It’s Time for the U.S. to Lead on Nuclear Energy
Faced with global climate change, growing energy demand, and energy security challenges, world leaders understand that we need more energy solutions — including nuclear.
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George H.W. Bush: The Free Market Environmentalist
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 are looked back on as one of the success stories not only of U.S. environmental policy, but of the nation’s 41st President.
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The Conservative Environmentalist
In the fall of 2016, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took to the debate floor to go head-to-head in what remains the most-watched political debate in American history, garnering 84 million viewers. One of those viewers was college student Benji Backer, a Wisconsin native attending the University of Washington, who noticed that there…
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The Politics of Climate Change in Europe
One of the main factors driving EU political leaders’ nervousness about prioritizing a climate agenda is a perception that the European public no longer supports it.
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Should Warning Labels be Put on Social Media? No…
If the explanation for teen suicide and mental health problems was social media, we’d expect to see similar problems in other countries with high technology adoption.
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Should Warning Labels be Put on Social Media? Yes…
Adults making sexual overtures. Drug dealers peddling fentanyl-laced pills. Influencers promoting eating disorders, and anonymous messengers encouraging suicide. These are just a few of the dangers our kids are facing online. We are in a crisis where children are dying and families are being destroyed as a result of social media platforms’ deliberate design choices…
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