On Wednesday February 6th, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate David Malpass to be the next president of the World Bank. This follows current World Bank President Jim Yong Kim’s surprise resignation in January. Sources conclude that Kim believes he can make more of an impact in the private sector and he is expected to continue his development work with a firm. Currently, Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank’s CEO, is serving as interim President. As the leadership of the World Bank transitions, it raises two major questions: who is David Malpass and why does the President of the United States decide who heads the World Bank?

In recent years, wildfires have wrought havoc across the American West.  Each year, flames tear through hundreds of thousands of acres and destroy thousands of structures; some years, scores of individuals lose their lives.  In California, the 2017 Tubbs Fire and 2018 Camp Fire set back-to-back, ignominious records for the most destructive fires in state history.  And this duet of record-setting blazes was no one-off occurrence – wildfires out West have become increasingly larger and more intense over the past four decades.

As conservative states continue to resist Medicaid expansion, pro-expansion advocates may be tempted to use healthy behavior incentives (HBIs) as an homage to conservative ‘personal responsibility’ values to win over conservative politicians.  This post describes Medicaid HBIs, their incentives, recent research findings on their outcomes, and the policy implications of their adoption. It finds that states considering adopting HBIs as part of their Medicaid expansions should seriously consider that the costs of implementing such programs will likely outweigh the benefits.

Board composition is broad challenge felt across the nonprofit sector and overarching literature points to a myriad of “must haves” for successful nonprofit organization (NPO) boards. Among these key elements is diversity and loyalty to the organization’s mission. Constructing a board that is both diverse in skill and loyal to an organization’s mission to ensure highly effective leadership is a challenge that most NPOs face.

On July 26, 2017, President Donald Trump announced to the world that the United States military would no longer allow transgender people to serve as military personnel. Over the span of three tweets, he argued that transgender individuals create costs and cause disruption, impacting the US military’s effectiveness and readiness. Since the announcement, there has been a lively discourse between the LGBTQ+ community and its allies and those who support the ban. The question remains; is a ban on all transgender military personnel feasible?