Would You Like Nutrition Info With That?
A new study suggests that no one really looks at the nutritional information that fast-food outlets are being urged to — or forced to — paste on their walls.
A Government at Risk?
Wonks examine the state of American self-governance; little hopeful audacity is found.
A Pox on Outdated Public Health Laws
As new health threats, changes in privacy requirements and shifting legal precedents advance, the laws governing public health mostly remain stuck in the past.
Meet the Real Islam
History professor and blogger Juan Cole succeeds at debunking American myths about the Muslim world. It's the policy prescription that's trite.
Megaprojects Guru to Head New Oxford Center
Bent Flyvbjerg, subject of this September 2008 Miller-McCune cover story, has just been appointed chair of a new…
Great Society 2.0
An ambitious project in Chicago provides a glimpse at poverty solutions that might actually make a difference.
Smokers Behind Bars Can Quit, Too
U.S. smoking rates have declined, but tobacco still runs rampant in prisons. A new study documents a technique to help prisoners quit.
Raising Awareness About a Silent Killer
A community-based strategy to prevent and treat hepatitis B may reduce its staggeringly high prevalence among Asian Americans.
Thinking Ahead: Let’s Favor Long Term Over Short Run
Lawrence Summers and Richard Zeckhauser say politicians and bureaucrats should spend more time thinking about long-range policy.
Doctor: Vets Need More Basic Training
A Veterans Administration psychiatrist and researcher offers a revamped model for treatment of returning soldiers that looks to training and education as much as therapy and pills.