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October 30, 2025

The Battle for Usable Pricing in Health Care Is On-Going

Two recent publications make it clear that the problem of irrational pricing in health care…

October 29, 2025

Smarter Robots, Better People

I once hoped that generative artificial intelligence (AI) might leave manufacturing, which bore the brunt…

October 29, 2025

Who Is at Risk of Losing Snap Benefits Due to the Shutdown?

Unless the Senate passes legislation that reopens the federal government within the next few days…

October 28, 2025

Suspending SNAP Benefits in November Could Push 2.9 Million People Into Poverty

The ongoing federal government shutdown has put into question whether the federal government will continue…

October 24, 2025

Do School Cell Phone Bans Actually Make a Difference?

Banning smartphones has become one of America’s favorite school policies. In 2023, Florida became the…

October 23, 2025

Absenteeism Is Up. Does It Matter as Much for Student Achievement?

Across the nation’s schools, chronic absenteeism is up and student test scores are down, but how much is the…

October 2, 2025

Housing Affordability? Build, Baby, Build

Plain and simple (if not so easy politically): The cure for America’s housing crisis isn’t…

October 2, 2025

Housing Affordability? Build, Baby, Build

Plain and simple (if not so easy politically): The cure for America’s housing crisis isn’t…

October 2, 2025

The Megabill’s Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program

As Republicans in Congress raced to approve their tax-and-spending-program megabill before July 4th, the financial viability of…

September 25, 2025

An Own-Goal H1-B Policy

The Trump administration’s proposed $100,000 surcharge on H-1B visa applications raises significant questions about the United States’…

September 25, 2025

Time to Build … New US Cities

My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers, It’s unfortunate: America has forgotten how to build cities, or…

September 25, 2025

Three Levers to Unlock 1.5 Million Homes a Year

Earlier this month, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AEI Housing Center released Strong Foundations:…