Dr. Tawfik Hamid, Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, has weighed in on the controversy surrounding a proposed mosque near New York City's Ground Zero with a call for the mosque's supporters to take steps to lay critics' concerns to rest. Dr. Hamid says not only should the proponents of the mosque come out strongly against all forms of violent radicalism, they should acknowledge cultural and historical signals that may be sent by the mosque's construction.  Dr. Hamid was interviewed at length by the New Jersey Jewish Standard ; click here to read the article in full.       

Dr. Tawfik Hamid is Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies.  He is also a former radical Muslim activist and is closely watching the controversy surrounding a proposal to build a mosque near New York City's Ground Zero. Dr. Hamid says there is one way the supporters of the mosque project can defuse criticism of their plans. According to Dr. Hamid, the mosque's supporters must make a public and unequivocal statement regarding their opposition to militant Islam and, specifically, to harsh provisions of Sharia law.  Click here to listen to Dr. Hamid's comments on Washington, DC's WTOP radio.

John Young is a Senior Fellow and Member of the Board of Regents of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, and a former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics. In a recent issue of Defense News, he writes that current procedures limiting the use of multiyear procurement contracts within the Department of Defense result in enormous waste of taxpayer dollars. He argues that expanding the use of multiyear contracts would improve efficiency and save money. Writes Young, "It would dramatically improve defense acquisition if more programs were executed under stable, multiyear funding, limiting the annual budget process churn that consumes precious program management time." Click here to read the article in full.          

Tevi Troy, PhD, is a Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, and a writer and consultant on health care and domestic policy. Dr. Troy previously served as Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services. At a recent hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dr. Troy testified on the problem of "agency capture," in which government agencies get too cozy with industries they are supposed to regulate. The hearing came in the wake of allegations that the federal Minerals Management Service's closeness to oil companies contributed to the BP oil spill disaster. Click here to watch C-SPAN's coverage of the hearing featuring Dr. Troy's testimony.