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December 13, 2023
Stronger Families, Safer Streets
…family. Drawing on the work of scholars like Harvard sociologist Robert Sampson—who found that “(f)amily structure is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, predictors of … urban violence…
December 1, 2023
Red States Can Lead the Way on Marriage and Fatherhood
…in itself is more than sufficient to raise fine sons,” said psychologist Peggy Drexler of Cornell University. But in recent years, we have seen a growing recognition from scholars and…
November 27, 2023
For kids, marriage still matters
The science could not be clearer: On average, the children of married parents are more likely to experience happier, healthier and more successful lives. Brookings Institution scholar Melissa Kearney powerfully…
November 20, 2023
The Next Time States Are “Swimming in Money” Make Them Repay Their Federal Loans
The pandemic was full of firsts, including the first time states received hundreds of billions of federal dollars they could use to shore up their depleted state unemployment insurance (UI) programs. The…
October 17, 2023
Understanding Poverty Measurement
COSM scholars and AEI affiliates include some of the nation’s foremost experts on poverty measurement. On October 17, COSM gathered several of these scholars to provide a primer on opportunity…
September 12, 2023
Please, Gen Z Aren’t “Doomed to be the First Generation of Americans Who Will Grow Up with a Lower Standard of Living Than Their Parents”
…says this War might last for “a very long time.” Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in…
May 4, 2023
Work Is Essential to the American Dream
…the best scholarship that can help them implement AEI scholars’ work in their communities. Please visit www.americandream.is to learn more about the work AEI scholars are producing as part of this project….
April 17, 2023
Data Tools 6: The Geography of Traditional Families in America
…structures turn out poorly. The question is which family structure works best. No serious scholar disputes the answer. The rankings of the alternative arrangements that involve only one birth parent…
February 22, 2023
Unlocking the Future
Editor’s Note: The following chapters are AEI scholars’ contributions to a report from Opportunity America’s working group on K-12 education. The toll of the pandemic years is becoming clearer every…
September 21, 2022
Lessons from the Unprecedented Fraud and Abuse of the Unemployment Benefits System During the Pandemic
…administration of the Unemployment Insurance system. My name is Matt Weidinger, and I am a senior fellow and Rowe Scholar in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute. I previously…