August 31, 2010
Idea of the Day: A Solution for the Crisis in the Construction Industry
A national retrofit program for American homes, offices, and factories for energy efficiency could be the answer to the crisis in the construction industry.

August 30, 2010
Idea of the Day: Extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund
One of the best-kept secrets of the recovery act is a job-creation engine known as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund.

August 27, 2010
Idea of the Day: Russian Reset Provides Opportunity to Rethink Eurasian Policies
The Obama administration's Russian reset provides an opportunity to rethink our Eurasian policies, which should be based on these three principles.

August 26, 2010
Idea of the Day: Targeting Women and Children in the Immigration Debate Is Cowardly
Targeting women and children instead of those who refuse to fix our broken system is no way to enact comprehensive immigration reform.

August 25, 2010
Idea of the Day: Reality Should be the Ground Rule for Debate
We need the news media to be a more reliable filter, not merely a megaphone and to clear up the pollution by distinguishing fact from fiction.

August 24, 2010
Idea of the Day: Stop Raiding Clean Energy Funding
Congress should Congress has inappropriately singling out the Department of Energy loan guarantee program for cuts.

August 23, 2010
Idea of the Day: Each State Should Adopt the Same System of Teacher-Accountability Measures
To ensure the maximum benefit from teacher education programs, each state should adopt the same system of accountability indicators.

August 20, 2010
Idea of the Day: Change Government Culture Around Innovation
Innovation has to be supported from the top, and senior leadership in the executive and the legislative branches should signal that they recognize that some ideas will fail, and that’s acceptable

August 19, 2010
Idea of the Day: Innovation Scouts in the Public Sector
Innovation scouts in the private sector are responsible for discovering innovations that can be adapted, adopted, or replicated within their organization. But the approach can also be transferred to the public sector.

August 18, 2010
Idea of the Day: Restricting Birthright Citizenship Would Be an Incredibly Difficult Process
An initiative to repeal birthright citizenship would have to run the complex constitutional-amendment gauntlet.

August 17, 2010
Idea of the Day: Anti-Muslim Ranting Puts Our security at Risk
Hateful speech against Muslims and Islam puts our nation’s security at risk, and it's a repudiation of America’s core values.

August 16, 2010
Idea of the Day: Outlaw LGBT Discrimination in Federally Funded Shelters
Federal funding is currently being awarded to shelters without any requirement that they not discriminate against homeless gay and transgender youth.

August 13, 2010
Idea of the Day: Conduct More Research and Collect More Data on Gay and Transgender Youth Homelessness
We have estimates of the size of the gay and transgender youth homeless population and cursory insight into this problem’s genesis, but we need more and better information.

August 12, 2010
Idea of the Day: Eliminating Birthright Citizenship Would Compound Our Immigration Problems
Blaming babies for our immigration woes is just the latest trick from the restrictionist grab bag.

August 11, 2010
Idea of the Day: The 14th Amendment Is Clear on Birthright Citizenship
Birthright citizenship was enshrined in the first sentence of the 14th amendment.

August 10, 2010
Idea of the Day: Fully Fund Shelters Designed for Gay and Transgender Youth
When reauthorizing the Runaway Homeless Youth Act, Congress should consider increasing the current $195 million allocation for homeless youth, as well as setting aside a portion of this funding that would go directly toward tackling the issue of LGBT youth homelessness.

August 9, 2010
Idea of the Day: Community Health Centers Drive Economic Growth
Community health centers generate economic activity in their communities and provide strong primary care.

August 6, 2010
Idea of the Day: Act Fast When a Disaster Strikes
Administration officials need to respond quickly when a natural or man-made catastrophe hits.

August 5, 2010
Idea of the Day: Conservative Health Reform Will Make Things Worse
Conservatives who want to repeal the new health care law would bring the nation back to the untenable status quo. And their ideas will only make matters worse.

August 4, 2010
Idea of the Day: Enforce Labor Standards in Trade Agreements
Effective enforcement of labor standards is not only a moral imperative but also an economic imperative.

August 3, 2010
Idea of the Day: Medicaid Investment Is Economic Stimulus
Medicaid is one of the most effective and efficient forms of economic stimulus. Every dollar spent generates new dollars that pass from one person to another in successive rounds of spending.

August 2, 2010
Idea of the Day: Close the Medicare Part D Doughnut Hole
The recently passed Affordable Care Act reaffirms our nation’s commitment to Medicare by strengthening the program’s prescription drug benefit—in particular, by reducing prescription drug costs for Medicare Part D enrollees who reach a gap in their drug coverage.