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Oct 29, 2025
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May 4, 2026
The author aims to inform artificial intelligence contingency planning under the premise that preserving strategic optionality for future U.S.-China engagement serves U.S. interests. He proposes five potential lines of effort for doing so.
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Since 2002, the State of Minnesota has provided health care coverage for its employees and their dependents using a tiered cost-sharing approach. This brief synthesizes findings from four studies examining the design and outcomes of this system.
Apr 30, 2026
This brief describes results from an evaluation of Breaking Barriers, a program in Los Angeles County that helps justice-involved individuals and families secure stable housing and employment.
Research
Justice-involved individuals often face significant challenges securing stable housing and employment. The authors of this report examine a program designed to help justice-involved individuals improve housing and employment outcomes.
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Apr 29, 2026
Two new RAND studies examine cannabis use, spending, enforcement, and policy options in Indiana, one of the few states where cannabis remains fully illegal, even for medical purposes.
Qualitative assessment of nine California counties finds that standardizing mental health diversion processes facilitates implementation, while prosecutor concerns and public safety perceptions pose barriers.
This report explores how proposed federal changes that would expand eligibility for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program might affect New York veterans' access to and quality of health care.
This brief describes how proposed expansions to eligibility for the Veterans Affairs Community Care program could affect New York veterans’ geographic access to care, timeliness of care, and quality of care.
This report (Volume II of II) provides supplementary methods and data to understand how expanding eligibility for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Community Care program might affect health care for veterans in New York.
This paper presents an overview and observations on Breakwater, a game that explores instability risks in the U.S.-China rivalry and race to artificial general intelligence.
This report presents educational information and insights for those who are evaluating Indiana's cannabis policies or considering potential alternatives.
