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September 23, 2024
The Last Bipartisan Policy
…California. Governors who were considered for their party’s vice-presidential nomination: Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia, Democrat Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania, and current Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz have all…
September 23, 2024
Toward a Potential Grand Bargain for the Nation
The views expressed in this report are those of the individual authors who collectively constitute the Grand Bargain Committee, co-chaired by Michael R. Strain and Isabel V. Sawhill. This report…
May 22, 2024
Missed Opportunities in the Proposed Farm Bill
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson’s proposed Farm Bill reauthorization, The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, heads to committee markup today. The Farm Bill is a tough reauthorization…
April 18, 2024
Put Growth Back on the Political Agenda
In a campaign season dominated by the past, a central economic topic is missing: growth. Rapid productivity growth raises living standards and incomes. Resources from those higher incomes can boost…
February 15, 2024
Conservatives Must Seize the Opportunity to Lead on Education. Here’s How…
…mom-and-pop and church-sponsored offerings. This isn’t good enough. Families want options that are less institutional, more flexible, closer to their employers, and open year-round. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has offered a different…
February 14, 2024
Four States That Are Leading the Charge for Conservative Education
…childhood education, where conservatives have tended to come up empty, Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin has put forward a robust vision that offers a clear alternative to supersizing traditional school districts. It features state-created…
December 12, 2023
Virginia’s Gov. Youngkin Offers A Republican Path On Pre-K
…week’s announcement by Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin was so notable. Youngkin has sketched a practical, flexible approach to early childhood, one that shows a distinctly conservative sensibility but seems likely to appeal…
September 23, 2023
Did Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Increase Unemployment? Evidence from Early State-level Expirations
Abstract During the 2021 pandemic year, the generosity of Unemployment Insurance benefits was expanded (Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation [FPUC]) and eligibility for benefits was broadened (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance [PUA]). These…
September 18, 2023
No Culture Wars, Please, We’re Academics
…Glenn Loury to Brad Wilcox, it’s hard to think of a serious book about the problems of income and racial inequality in America that hasn’t wrestled with the decline of…
August 17, 2023
The ‘Utah Family Miracle’ and Why It Matters
…contribution of marital happiness is far greater than the estimated contribution of (other) kinds of satisfaction, including satisfaction with work,” noted sociologists Norval Glenn and Charles Weaver. Research like this…