A New Generation of Public-Minded Thinkers
One of the underlying causes of our nation’s impoverished public discourse is the lack of career opportunities and support structures to help young, public-minded writers and thinkers establish themselves as credible voices in the national debate. New America’s Bernard L. Schwartz Fellows Program addresses this problem by identifying and supporting a new generation of highly promising policy entrepreneurs.
Each year, New America awards up to 35 Fellowships to individuals who have powerful ideas for moving public thinking into new terrain. The Program supports both Senior Fellows, who have already distinguished themselves as leading policy thinkers, and younger Fellows, who have exceptional potential, but are not yet well established. All come to New America to pursue solutions-oriented research and writing projects of their own design.
Our fellows' most recent events and publications are featured below, and all can be found in the site's searchable archives.
For a more detailed program description, please click here.
Articles
| Article | Date |
|---|---|
| Battle For the 'Burbs | July 14, 2008 |
| Does Osama bin Laden Still Matter? | July 2, 2008 |
| Taxing Some Services Could Help if It's Fair and Simple | June 29, 2008 |
| Not Flat | June 26, 2008 |
| The New Colonialists | June 25, 2008 |
| Picturing Paradise | June 23, 2008 |
| On Our Own | June 23, 2008 |
| Betting On the Lottery | June 22, 2008 |
| Three Strikes And We're Out | June 22, 2008 |
| Grand New Party | June 20, 2008 |
Policy Papers
| Title | Date |
|---|---|
| Redressing America's Public Infrastructure Deficit | June 2008 |
| What Does 'Post-Partisan' Mean? | March 2008 |
| Yeoman's Return | January 2008 |
| Back to Basics: A Pro-Growth Public Investment Strategy | November 2007 |
| The American Social Contract: From Drift to Mastery | November 2007 |
| A Citizen-Based Social Contract | July 2007 |
| Is The United States Losing Turkey? | March 2007 |
| An Energy Efficiency Trading System | February 2007 |
| Universal Risk Insurance | January 2007 |
| How Research on Family Structure and Children's Development Can Inform Healthy Marriage Practitioners in the Field | December 2006 |
Events
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Change We Can Afford | June 24, 2008 |
| The Invisible Nation of Kurds | April 25, 2008 |
| Dangerous Demographics | April 18, 2008 |
| Iran's New Parliament | April 4, 2008 |
| The Global Great Game | March 17, 2008 |
| America's Fate in the Coming Era of Chinese Hegemony | March 12, 2008 |
| What is True Patriotism? | March 6, 2008 |
| Extraordinary Rendition | March 3, 2008 |
| Jihad and 21st Century Terrorism | February 20, 2008 |
| How We Missed the Story on Afghanistan | February 13, 2008 |
Press
About Bernard L. Schwartz
Bernard L. Schwartz's generous support underwrites New America's fellowship program, as well as various issue-specific initiatives at the foundation.
One of the nation's leading philanthropists in the realms of medical research, higher education, foreign affairs, and public policy, Mr. Schwartz is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Loral Space & Communications, Ltd., one of the world’s largest satellite manufacturing and satellite services companies. In recent years, he has established endowed programs at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, at the Graduate Faculty at the New School University, and at the Council on Foreign Relations.
For more information on Mr. Schwartz, please click here.



