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Op-Ed
New York’s ACS Is Failing Children and Kids Are Dying—Why Is Hochul Getting in the Way of Reforms That Would Save Lives?
…other government agencies — body-worn cameras. The demand for bodycams on police officers began in earnest in 2014 after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and has steadily…
Blog
Student Loan Policy Uncertainty Has Real Costs
…Act to bar any further extensions. As reported in a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, economists Dmitri Koustas, Michael Weber, and Constantine Yannelis surveyed borrowers throughout the pause…
Working Paper
The Value of Reliable Statistics
Abstract On August 1, 2025, President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and claimed that the agency’s data were “rigged.” In the aftermath, measures…
Op-Ed
There Are Many Reasons to Cheer Up About the State of the Middle Class
This piece originally appeared at National Review Online and is reprinted here with permission. Statistics show that the middle class is healthier and more secure than ever before. This week, Michael…
Op-Ed
How Much AI-Driven Productivity Growth Do We Want?
As AI advances, societies must consider how to strike a balance between the disruption caused by rapid productivity growth and its many benefits, including rising incomes and living standards. Fortunately,…
Article
The End of Work? Not Yet—Maybe Not Ever
…voluntarily. As my AEI colleague Michael Strain, a labor economist, has put it: Do human beings have a deep desire to contribute to the world or not? Are business leaders interested…
Journal Publication
The Heterogeneous Effects of Large and Small Minimum Wage Changes on Hours Worked: Evidence Using a Partially Pre-Committed Analysis Plan
Abstract We use a partially pre-committed estimation strategy to study the effects of minimum wage increases on hours worked. Analyzing CPS and ACS data from 2011–2019, we estimate that relatively…
Op-Ed
AI in K–12: A New Year Reality Check for School Leaders
…reached out to Michael for a reality check. Here’s what he had to say. —Rick Rick: Michael, educators have heard a lot about what AI means for schools over the past few years….
Op-Ed
AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn
…like in 2046 (when today’s 4th graders turn 30). Ultimately, the assertion that AI makes knowledge less valuable is more talking point than truism. As Ohio State’s Michael Clune aptly observed recently…
Blog Post
AI Has Come for K–12 Education
…the excited side, Michael Horn argues that the workforce of tomorrow is incorporating AI today, so schools need to familiarize students with the technology. If AI at work is inescapable, worriers like…
Blog Post
Apocalypse Not
Now we’re getting somewhere! Thanks to the person who posts on X.com using @MTSInsights, I know where Michael Green got his inflated cost estimates, which I critiqued in my last post. (Green, you…
Blog Post
The Real Math of Survival?
Earlier today (much earlier…) I posted a critique of the new viral post by Michael W. Green claiming that families with less than $140,000 in income should be considered to be in poverty. That…