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What Government Can and Can’t Do About Birth Rates

3 days ago | aei.org | Ramesh Ponnuru

Matthew Hennessey, a Wall Street Journal opinion editor who is always worth reading, maintains that while the fall in birth rates is “a big problem in need of an urgent solution,” social conservatives are putting too much hope in “what they call ‘family-friendly’ provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act currently working its way through the Senate.” His cautions are well taken. But I think he’s too pessimistic about their potential impact, in part because he’s thinking about it the wrong way.
Professional Sports Archives

3 days ago | aei.org | Roger Pielke Jr |Timothy Carney |Christopher J. Scalia |Tunku Varadarajan

Article So You Want to Go Pro? Op-Ed Capitalism, Baseball, Community, and Loss Podcast The Back of the Book: Keith O’Brien on the Life and Legacy of Pete Rose Op-Ed Pete Rose Is Dead.
A Practical Path for the Tech Exit: A Book Event with Clare Morell

3 days ago | aei.org | Clare Morell |Christine Rosen |Timothy Carney |Matthew Continetti

As social media and emergent technologies become ubiquitous in American life, children suffer the associated costs the most. While many parents recognize the harm technology inflicts, it can be difficult to implement a practical path to unfettering children and teens from their smartphones and social media. In The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones, the Ethics & Public Policy Center’s Clare Morell offers a road map toward recovering a screen-free childhood.
How Successful Were We in Running the 2024 Elections?

4 days ago | aei.org | John Fortier |Matthew Continetti |Jonah Goldberg |Yuval Levin

The June 30 release of the United States Election Assistance Commission’s (EAC) Election Administration and Voting Survey will offer the most comprehensive look at the voting methods, key laws, and voter registration procedures that the 50 states and thousands of localities implemented during the 2024 elections. Join us as AEI’s John C.
Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan Needs a Hard Reset

6 days ago | aei.org | Ramesh Ponnuru

On illegal immigration, President Donald Trump just rapidly executed a rare maneuver: the flip-flop-flip. His administration has spent months talking, and acting, tough on “mass deportation.” But on June 12, he said that to avoid economic pain he would exempt farms, hotels and restaurants from worksite raids to enforce the immigration laws. In response, the Department of Homeland Security suspended such raids.
Bill Gates Makes a Bet: Foundations of the Future Free Market

1 week ago | aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley |James Piereson

“We’re not running out of rich people,” Bill Gates recently told David Wallace-Wells of theNew York Times Magazine in an interview about why he was deciding to close the doors of his foundation in 20 years. More than any other sentiment, it is this one that seems largely missing in the world of philanthropy today. Gates was explaining why he decided to sunset the foundation earlier than originally planned.
The Lawless Left and Its Liberal Camp Followers

1 week ago | aei.org | Matthew Continetti

You’ve seen the image: A shirtless young man, wearing a mask and gloves, waves a Mexican flag while standing on the roof of a defaced car. He’s ringed by flames from a nearby burning vehicle. The smoke obscures a traffic light hanging in the distance. It’s a desolate, anarchic landscape—more fitting for science fiction than a spring evening in America’s second-largest city. This was Los Angeles in early June, when street protests over federal immigration raids turned violent.
Israel’s Economic Preparedness in a Time of War: A Conversation with Noach Hacker

1 week ago | aei.org | Michael Strain |Mark J. Warshawsky |Robert Doar |Robert George

On the back of a protracted conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel is now engaged in an open military contest with Iran. In anticipation of a conflict that could permanently alter the complexion of the Middle East, how is the Israeli economy situated in June 2025? How might growing security concerns affect economic activity and investment? What is the Israeli economy’s budgetary outlook? Join AEI’s Michael R.
Gates Foundation Archives

1 week ago | aei.org | Naomi Schaefer Riley |James Piereson |Howard Husock |Sarah A. Font

Op-Ed Bill Gates Makes a Bet: Foundations of the Future Free Market Op-Ed Bill Gates’ Good Example Op-Ed The Problem with Lived Experience Report American Enterprise Institute America’s Largest Foundations: Examining Payout Rates and Perpetuity Op-Ed Cuomo’s Double-edged School ‘reinvention’ Article Democrats Have Taken over Education Reform Article How Education Philanthropy Can Accidentally Promote Groupthink and Bandwagonism Article 8 Education Stories We’ll Be Reading in 2018 Post AEIdeas...
Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies Scholars' Responses to Reopening Political and Social Institutions Archives

1 week ago | aei.org | John Yoo |Robert Delahunty |Philip A. Wallach |Ross Douthat

Op-Ed Trump Should Win His Court Battle with Newsom over Riot Response Article Build, Don’t Ban Op-Ed Biden Can Do Better on COVID Op-Ed There Is Another Democrat AOC Should Be Mad At Op-Ed A Veneer of Objectivity Multimedia Episode 422: The Loudest Minority Multimedia Episode 421: The Talented Mr. Madison Multimedia Episode 420: Good Samaritans Multimedia Episode 419: Drive-time Ruminant 7: Enter the Metaverse Multimedia Episode 418: Sweet Virginia Multimedia Episode 417: Out of the Depths...