Over the weekend, reports emerged in the U.S. press of a significant compromise of computer systems at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by an unauthorized party. While the details leaked to reporters of the New York Times remain scant, we… Continue Reading
Although the news cycle has moved beyond the passing last Saturday of former U.S. Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, I’d like to provide a footnote to the coverage. In the spring of 1994, while studying at the University of Wisconsin,… Continue Reading
This week, news outlets have again directed attention at the problem of cyber insecurity, i.e. the vulnerabilities of our Internet-enabled infrastructures. There is no easy way to quantify the level of risk to which corporations, governments and other organizations are… Continue Reading
As of May 20, 2011, Texans — particularly rural Texans — can breathe easier. No, the severe drought and wildfires have not ended. Instead, Texans no longer have to fear lawsuits and huge financial losses after law enforcement officers have… Continue Reading
The first time I walked into the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy was on the first day of class of my freshman year. I’d spent the last 30 minutes racing around campus trying to find the building,… Continue Reading
A columnist writing in the British newspaper The Independent recently exclaimed, “Having gone to such lengths to break free from a British monarch 235 years ago, why are Americans so besotted now by the marriage of one of his distant… Continue Reading
A week ago, I was part of a Texas delegation of demographers that met with staffers in the Washington, D.C., offices of Texas U.S. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn, as well as the offices of Texas U.S. Reps.… Continue Reading