Private Education in the Public Interest DOWNLOAD PDF
Timothy C. Jacobson

What is the mission of independent education in a democratic society that educates the vast majority of its children in other kinds of schools? The history of public and private schools in the United States suggests an answer. 

Medicine, Healthcare, and History: Past as Prologue DOWNLOAD PDF
Timothy C. Jacobson

Once upon a time, we called it the art of medicine. Then we called it the science of medicine. Then we called it health care. Today we call it a mess. Arguably no public policy issue of our times stirs more impassioned, often embittered, sometimes irrational debate than this one. How did it happen that the ancient art of healing as it evolved into the citadel of biomedical science became so embattled? 

Leading in Uncertainty—Part II DOWNLOAD PDF
John Seaman and Margaret B.W. Graham

In a follow-up to an earlier study, we highlight more leaders and firms that have not only survived a downturn but prospered by it, this time with a focus on the 1970s.

Leading in Uncertainty DOWNLOAD PDF
John Seaman and Margaret B.W. Graham

The global economic crisis has paralyzed businesses around the world, leaving otherwise nimble firms aimless and becalmed. Business loathes uncertainty and craves control. How, in times like these, can leaders assert control over events and lay the foundation for long-term growth? A study of several Depression-era firms provides some answers.

History and Economic Crisis DOWNLOAD PDF
George David Smith

Now more than ever, history is a hot subject. Why history, why now?