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1 week ago | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley
How do we as a society make up for past wrongs? Last week, Los Angeles County reached a tentative agreement to pay $4 billion in order to settle more than 6,800 sexual abuse claims. Filed in the wake of a 2020 law, which allows victims of childhood abuse to sue their abusers even after the statute of limitations has expired, some of these claims go back as far as the 1950s. Most of the harm occurred at juvenile detention facilities and at the MacLaren Children’s Center.
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3 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley |Emily Putnam-Hornstein
Why does child abuse happen? A new public service announcement says most people think it’s a “bad parent problem,” but the ad suggests “the root causes may be different than you think.” This message from Prevent Child Abuse America goes on to explain that child abuse is the result of families’ lack of financial resources — a problem that can be fixed with a variety of universal family support programs. If only it were that simple.
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3 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Frederick M. Hess |Naomi Schaefer Riley |Robert Doar |Benedic Ippolito
In the early months of the second Trump administration, conservative frustration with universities has fueled a furious burst of activity. President Donald Trump has slashed the US Department of Education and federal education research, sought to squeeze overhead rates on National Institutes of Health grants, and issued executive orders on gender, antisemitism, and diversity, equity, and inclusion on college campuses.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley |Ian Rowe
What policy successes and failures have shaped outcomes for kids in the past five years, and what is necessary to create solutions in the next five? Join Naomi and Ian for the final episode of the Are You Kidding Me? podcast.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley
Key PointsNot-for-profit foster care agencies are being forced to close due to a lack of liability insurance. In some states, providers cannot find a single insurer willing to offer a liability insurance policy, regardless of rates or coverage limitations. Insurance costs for foster care agencies are outpacing the inflation rate due to an insurance market failure fueled by bad public policy and colossal lawsuits.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley
The “lost boys” are supposed to be the stuff of fairy tales, but these days the phrase reflects a nightmarish reality. Too many children are being abused or neglected by their parents, and no one even knows where they are—especially the schools that are supposed to care for them. Chronic absenteeism is often a sign that something has gone seriously wrong at home—especially with younger children. More often than not, it’s parental drug use or mental illness. And it can have dire consequences.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Rachel Morrison |Naomi Schaefer Riley |Gary Schmitt |Matthew Continetti
As a new administration takes office, questions arise about what its child welfare priorities should be. How can we better protect vulnerable children? How can we improve foster care? From improving foster care outcomes to advancing policies that promote safety, stability, and permanency, the path forward is complex and urgent. In this panel discussion, AEI’s Naomi Schaefer Riley will moderate a conversation with Jedd Medefind of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, Rachel N.
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2 months ago | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley
How do you introduce diverse viewpoints to an ideologically lopsided university campus? It looks as though Harvard University is starting to figure out the answer. It’s been four years since the Harvard Salient, the school’s only conservative newspaper, relaunched after a decade-long hiatus.
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2 months ago | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley
Does “making America healthy again” mean the federal legalization of marijuana? Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose hearings to be confirmed as the next secretary of Health and Human Services took place this week, seems to think so. When Kennedy was running for president as an independent, he released an ad noting that he wanted to legalize pot and use the proceeds to help end addiction.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley |Ian Rowe |Lynn Johnson
What will a new administration in Washington mean for American children, particularly the most vulnerable? This week, Naomi and Ian are joined by Lynn Johnson, founder of All In Fostering Futures and former Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) during the first Trump administration.
