People at the Center

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The Palm Center brings together scholars, practitioners, and communications professonals in order to meet the demands of a research institute dedicated to addressing controversial issues of the day.

[Photo: Palm Tech Retreat 2008. Pictured: Aaron Belkin, Nathaniel Frank, Shivaun Nestor (website designer), Indra Lusero, Jeanne Scheper (former Research Director)]

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MIXED MESSAGES FROM JUSTICE KAGAN

Much of the opposition to Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court came from her blistering criticism of "don't ask, don't tell." She has called the policy "a profound wrong, a moral injustice

What Does the Empirical Research Say about the Impact of Openly Gay Service on the Military?

Gays in Foreign Militaries 2010

Twenty-five nations now allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. In many of those countries, debate before the policy changes was highly pitched and many people both inside and outside the military predicted major disruptions, but when inclusive policies were implemented, no more than three people in each country actually resigned.