Some notable new reports of the Congressional Research Service not readily available to the public include the following.
“Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union” (pdf), updated June 26, 2006.
“Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues” (pdf), June 22, 2006.
“Pakistan-U.S. Relations” (pdf), June 21, 2006.
“Iraq: Recent Developments in Reconstruction Assistance” (pdf), updated June 15, 2006.
“U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court” (pdf), updated June 14, 2006.
“U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial” (pdf), updated June 13, 2006.
“Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace” (pdf), updated June 6, 2006.
This is not the first time Google has agreed to censor imagery at the behest of governments, but be warned: obfuscation at this broad level poses a direct threat to the public’s ability to monitor and scrutinize government operations.
America’s affordability problem is bigger than home prices and rents. The best housing policies make it easier to build homes, and recognize how housing connects to other domains.
America’s affordability problem, for instance, is bigger than home prices and rents. How we build affects household costs like insurance and utilities.
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.