Tag: AEI

USA – A nation divided over unity (AEI)

Yuval Levin In his inaugural address in January, President Joe Biden appealed repeatedly to the need to overcome American divisions. “To restore the soul and to...

USA – Why don’t colleges help faculty know what woke lines shouldn’t be crossed? (AEI)

Naomi Schaefer Riley It’s been five years since University of Chicago dean John Ellison made a splash with a letter to the school’s incoming freshmen. “Our...

USA – New Senate bill would damage the app economy and consumers (AEI)

Mark Jamison The “Open App Markets Act,” introduced in the Senate last week, is the latest salvo against Americans who enjoy iPhones and Android phones....

USA – 5 questions for Mark Jamison on Big Tech and antitrust (James Pethokoukis, Mark Jamison, AEI)

America’s biggest tech companies have revolutionized work, entertainment, and just about every aspect of life. But some in Washington are raising concerns about Big...

Getting more autonomous vehicles on the road: Highlights from my conversation with Grayson Brulte (AEI)

Shane Tews Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are gaining traction in states where regulations allow. But as AVs enter the roadway, issues like driver safety and data...

USA – Maybe the US corporate tax should be lower, not higher (AEI)

James Pethokoukis It wouldn’t be calamitous if the top US corporate tax rate were raised to 28 percent from the current and historically low rate...

Liberating founders and investors from narrative bias (AEI)

David Shaywitz We’re drawn to stories.  We understand the world through stories – both the narratives we read, and those we create and develop for...

Europe – Europe’s new ‘strategic’ approach to trade is nothing of the sort (AEI)

Dalibor Rohac The EU’s trade policy under the slogan of “open strategic autonomy” reminds one of the famous quip about the Holy Roman Empire, which was neither ‘Holy’...

USA – Senator Hawley’s ‘trust-busting’ bill would actually bust consumers and small business (AEI)

Mark Jamison Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has introduced legislation he dubbed the “Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act.” It has no cosponsors and no companion bill in the House...

The global trends that will shape the world of 2030: My long-read Q&A with Mauro Guillén (AEI)

James Pethokoukis and Mauro F. Guillén How will the world have changed by 2030? Will climate change cripple future economic progress? How will aging populations...

USA – What’s next for 12-GHz spectrum? Highlights from my conversation with V. Noah Campbell and Richard Bennett (AEI)

Shane Tews In December 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the feasibility of allowing satellite and terrestrial commercial operations...

USA – 5 questions for Scott Lincicome on the drawbacks of industrial policy (AEI)

James Pethokoukis, Scott Lincicome To what extent should the US government intervene in the economy to promote specific innovations and industries? Is the Chinese economic threat...

USA – Supreme Court’s ruling for Google in Oracle case yields somewhat more freedom for programmers (AEI)

Michael Rosen Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited ruling in the copyright fight between Google and Oracle, a decision that figures to provide modestly...

Iran – Natanz attack: Creating time for a nuclear deal with Iran? (AEI)

Michael Rubin On April 11, 2021, a blackout struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility causing it severe damage a day after President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated new, more...

USA – Public-private microschooling partnerships: The Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy model (AEI)

Ashley Campbell, Don Soifer The Southern Nevada Urban Micro Academy (SNUMA) is a first-of-its-kind partnership between the North Las Vegas city government and an innovation-focused education...

(USA) If America is a failed state, is it failing upward? (AEI)

James Pethokoukis It wasn’t so long ago — just a few months really — that there was plenty of pundit musing about whether America was...