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March 8, 2024
State of the Union – Biden’s Housing Proposals Would be Harmful, Not Helpful
…states and localities to free the market from unduly restrictive zoning and land use restrictions that constrain supply and drive up home prices. If more states implement light-touch density, which…
February 29, 2024
Parents’ Rights, Yes. But Parent Responsibilities, Too
Americans disagree with one another about all manner of important topics when it comes to schools and schooling. That’s inevitable in a nation of more than 300 million people. And…
February 20, 2024
The New Right’s Attack on Markets Is as Ignorant as the Old Left’s
…the stresses, uncertainties, and strains of economic transitions. These complexities and failures notwithstanding, Gregg makes the case that there’s no plausible alternative to the mostly free markets of neoliberalism. He…
February 15, 2024
Conservatives Must Seize the Opportunity to Lead on Education. Here’s How…
Chaotic campuses rife with double standards about the kinds of speech that merit protection. A Biden administration determined to let student borrowers shrug off hundreds of billions in loans and stick taxpayers with the…
February 14, 2024
Four States That Are Leading the Charge for Conservative Education
It’s looking like this year’s election will feature a Trump-Biden rematch — a pairing that’s especially frustrating for education, where the nation is wrestling with a raft of real problems: dismal student…
February 7, 2024
The Past and Future of Education Reform
When the French statesman Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand was asked for his thoughts on the Bourbon royal family in exile, he replied, “Ils n’ont rien appris, ni rien oublié.” They have learned…
December 18, 2023
The State of Democratic Capitalism: 2023
…is wrong. Their solutions won’t work. That economic reality will lead to a political course correction. The future for democratic capitalism is bright. Michael R. Strain holds the Arthur F….
December 14, 2023
The Myth of the 1%
The skewing of income toward the top 1% of earners has become a central issue in American politics, with both Republicans and Democrats proposing higher taxes on the rich. But…
December 11, 2023
How to make smartphones and apps safer for kids
…a movement that would follow across the 50 states. Michael Toscano is executive director of the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is the Future of Freedom Fellow at the…
December 8, 2023
Biden’s Even Worse Version of “Free College”
…suffice. The Biden team has instead stacked the 14-member panel with friends of the cause while, as AEI’s Michael Brickman has observed, “entirely exclud[ing] groups that are significantly affected, such as…