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The 21st Century Decline of Economic Freedom
…the gains from economic freedom—has been left on the table: Long-run gains in economic freedom have been achieved over the last 170 years, amounting to three-fifths of the potential maximum,…
Op-Ed
Democrats Call Biden’s Economy “Savage” in Attempt to Revive Child Tax Credit
…for child tax credit payments and others who worked and earned too little to owe federal income taxes collected less than the maximum benefit. That’s why Democrats’ $1.9 trillion American…
Op-Ed
SNAP Can Improve Nutrition, Help Farmers, and Support the Environment
…higher up the income scale as well. Currently, the USDA determines the maximum SNAP benefit for each household size using the “Thrifty Food Plan,” defined as the estimated cost of “a nutritious,…
Report
The Cost of Thriving Has Fallen: Correcting and Rejecting the American Compass Cost-of-Thriving Index
Abstract The Cost-of-Thriving Index (COTI), developed by American Compass Executive Director Oren Cass, asks whether families can afford a middle-class lifestyle. It compares the costs of five goods and services…
Op-Ed
AI and the Future of Schooling
…is about to upend what we think of as “good teaching.” Skilled teachers typically try to maximize the amount of class time devoted to discussions, interactive problem-solving, or hands-on-shoulder coaching….
Op-Ed
Oklahoma Has Approved the Nation’s First Religious Charter School. What’s That Mean?
…school choice programs, too. Many choice proponents assume that these programs will promote maximal freedom, and it is true that most schools participating in programs like ESAs are—and have historically…
Blog Post
How ‘Negativity Bias’ Skews the Conversation About Artificial Intelligence
…many people are likely to experience significant AI-driven disruptions in their jobs and lives. Instead of trying to stop this inevitable transition, we should focus on how to maximize the…
Op-Ed
Perspective: Is your boss on your DOS? How remote work monitoring can work
…task, this could provide important guidance for their career within the organization. Similarly, persistent challenges in performing tasks may help employers target training opportunities or reconfigure job responsibilities to maximize…
Op-Ed
Less Activation in US Social Assistance Programs?
…penalties for any states that do not satisfy the requirements due to “reasonable cause,” and it has said it would use this authority “to the maximum extent possible” (Falk and Landers 2021). Recent experience suggests that will not be necessary, including because the TANF caseload remains remarkably low. In FY 2020, all states satisfied the main work participationrate requirement, including twenty-eight states whose 50% target rate was reduced to zero due to the caseload reduction credit (Administrationfor Children and Families 2021). Few adults participate in activities other than unsubsidized employment, which includes…
Blog Post
‘Child Allowances’ Revive Welfare as We Knew It
…Comparison of Maximum AFDC Payment and Proposed Child Allowance for a Household with Two Children under Age 6 State Maximum Monthly AFDC Payment in 1996 (in 2020 dollars) Proposed Monthly…