Weekly Standard, May 8, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, authored an essay entitled "Abetting Burma" which discusses the United Nations complicity in the current cyclone catastrophe. Read the article.

Provocations, April 28, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, authored an essay entitled, "A Tale of Temptation for Our Times" where he voices his thoughts on the stage version of the C.S. Lewis classic, The Screwtape Letters, currently running at the Lansburgh Theatre in Washington, D.C. Read the article.

Weekly Standard, April 22, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, coauthored an article with Benedict Rogers entitled, "Blasphemy in Pakistan" which tackles Pakistan's blasphemy laws and terrorism. Read the article.

Weekly Standard, April 15, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, authored an essay entitled, "Getting Religion" discussing a Hilary Clinton and Barack Obama forum discussion on religion and its role in their presidential campaigns. Read the article.

Townhall.com, April 10, 2008 - David Davenport, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, contributed an audio clip entitled "The Government Gets One Right" where he comments on the success of the 7th anniversary of the Bush administration's faith-based initiatives program. Listen to the segment.

Weekly Standard, April 9, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, coauthored an op-ed entitled, "A Faltering Freedom Agenda" suggesting diplomatic solutions to embolden democratic reforms in the Middle East. Read the article.

Chicago Tribune, April 4, 2008 - James Q. Wilson, Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy, authored an op-ed "Do the Time, Lower the Crime" where he argues against a report claiming the U.S. incarcerates too many people with no benefit while taking away funds from higher education. Read the Article.

Public Radio International, April 2, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, contributed to an installment of "Fair Game," in which he was interviewed on John McCain's recent foreign policy speech. Listen to the segment.

The Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 2008 - David Davenport, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, is quoted in an article titled "States Fight as REAL ID Deadline Nears" discussing the extension for states to implement REAL ID. Read the Article.

Weekly Standard, March 31, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, authored an op-ed entitled, "McCain’s Democratic Realism" which describes McCain’s recent foreign policy speech as an effort to distance himself from President George W. Bush. Read the Article.

Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2008 - James Q. Wilson, Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy, authored an op-ed "Do the Time, Lower the Crime" where he argues against a report claiming the U.S. incarcerates too many people with no benefit while taking away funds from higher education. Read the Article.

BCC News, March 26, 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, contributed to an installment of "World Have Your Say," in which he participated in a debate about the stakes involved in the battle raging in Basra, Iraq, to defeat the forces of religious extremism—with implications not only for Iraq, but also for US foreign policy. Listen to the installment.

March 2008 - School of Public Policy Dean James R. Wilburn was selected to be on the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's (APPAM) Task Force on Policy School Data. The task force was comprised of five deans from public policy schools around the nation to address the triennial rankings of MPA/MPP programs by 'U.S. News and World Report'. Unlike the annual MBA and JD program rankings published by the magazine, there are no measures of program inputs or outputs collected to form the MPA/MPP rankings. The Task Force on Policy School Data was formed to help recommend a process by which APPAM becomes a regular provider of comparative information on degree-granting programs within the APPAM schools.

Books & Culture, March/April 2008 - Joseph Loconte, a senior fellow at the School of Public Policy, authored an essay titled "The Old World Order: Churchill's Troublesome Young Men," which discusses 'Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power in 1940 and Helped to Save Britain' by Lynne Olson. Read the essay.