Tag: AEI

(USA) What’s it take for philanthropy to help rural schools? (AEI)

Frederick M. Hess For many years, rural education has been a back-burner issue. For decades, education reformers have focused on urban school systems, which are...

(USA) Biden’s first cabinet confirmation snags (AEI)

Yuval Levin Generally speaking, the Senate should be willing to give the president the cabinet he wants. But that doesn’t mean that the Constitution’s assignment...

(USA) The tax benefits of parenthood: A history and analysis of current proposals (AEI)

Alex Brill, Kyle Pomerleau, Grant M. Seiter Under current policy, the federal government provides $209.4 billion in tax benefits for filers with children through five major provisions:...

(Mexico/USA) Money laundering and corruption in Mexico: Confronting threats to prosperity, security, and the US-Mexico relationship (AEI)

Andres Martinez-Fernandez Corruption is an urgent challenge in Mexico that undermines political stability, economic development, the rule of law, efforts to combat organized crime, and...

(USA) How the US military can recover from Trump budget trauma (The National Interest, AEI)

Mackenzie Eaglen What exactly does it mean in practice for the troops that more than one-third of defense infrastructure is classified as being in “poor”...

(USA) Biden says he’s pro-science. Why is his schools plan based on fear? (AEI)

Timothy P. Carney Even in normal times, we parents have a million things we could worry about — enough to drive us to despair and depression....

(USA/Universities/Innovation) 5 questions for Korok Ray on the relationship between universities and innovation (AEI)

James Pethokoukis and Korok Ray Are American universities set up to foster innovation? Do higher education institutions do enough to help student and faculty inventions...

(USA/Politics) The return of earmarks: A Q&A on what’s happening and what to expect (AEI)

Kevin R. Kosar Various reports indicate that congressional Democrats intend to bring back earmarks. Politico quoted Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) as saying they will return — and...

(Huawei/China/USA/West) The Huawei challenge, then and now (AEI)

Claude Barfield It has been a full decade since I first began to analyze the implications of Huawei’s rise in this long paper. https://www.aei.org/technology-and-innovation/the-huawei-challenge-then-and-now/

(USA/Teacher Salaries/Economics) Analyzing teacher salaries using the Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes dataset (AEI)

Andrew G. Biggs, Jason Richwine Studies relying upon household survey data have concluded that public school teachers receive substantially lower salaries than comparably-educated private sector workers....

(USA/China/Global Vaccine Competition) The US-China global vaccine competition (AEI)

Derek Scissors, Dan Blumenthal American COVID-19 vaccine technology is the world’s best. Moreover, potential competitors face greater obstacles in efficacy, transparency, and production. https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-us-china-global-vaccine-competition/

(USA/Philanthropy/Rural Communities) Five lessons for successful place-based philanthropy in rural communities (AEI)

Juliet Squire Place-based philanthropy can revitalize struggling rural communities that lack the financial resources to overcome national and international trends that have hollowed out their...

(Afghanistan/USA) Expand demining to facilitate Afghan peace (AEI)

Michael Rubin The Afghan peace process continues amidst uncertainty about the speed and totality of American withdrawal, disappointment at Taliban noncompliance, and questions about where an intra-Afghan dialogue might...

(USA/Pandemic/Economics) Claims about farm bankruptcies do not justify increasing aid for farms (AEI)

Vincent H. Smith, Eric J. Belasco Throughout the pandemic, amidst stimulus package debates and worries about crushing federal deficits, farming interests have persistently, and on occasion...

(USA/Antitrust/Big Tech) 5 questions for Joshua D. Wright on antitrust and Big Tech (AEI)

 James Pethokoukis and Joshua D. Wright How has the American approach to antitrust evolved over the past 50 years? Will the government finally break up...

(USA/South Korea/Japan) What to expect from Japan and Korea in a Taiwan contingency (AEI)

Zack Cooper, Sheena Greitens What are the prospects for ally contributions if a major contingency takes place between the United States and China? Several recent commentaries...