Third Thursday Briefing The crucial issues on the public agenda involve more than the choice between alternative policies. They involve disagreements over the very terms in which problems are formulated. As a stimulus to thoughtful debate on public policy choices, the Center for Philosophy and Public Policy and the School of Public Affairs at the Univers ity of Maryland cosponsor a series of monthly Third Thursday Briefings on topics of current concern. These briefings, held on Capitol Hill

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... February to June, bring together academic theorists and policy makers to discuss the ethical or conceptual foundations as well as the policy implications of central policy decisions. From time to time, QQ will feature highligh ts fro m these briefings.