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January 16, 2025
Should We Believe the Economic Data or Americans’ “Lyin’” Eyes? The Answer Is Yes.
…be sure, current levels of satisfaction are low by historical standards, but general dissatisfaction seems to be the status quo. Figure 1. Trends in Satisfaction with the Way Things Are…
January 14, 2025
The Pornography Industry Should Not Be Allowed This Much Access to Our Children
…or moral standards shape our society, in the form of laws. And if we care about the dignity of women and children, along with encouraging compassion in men, the best…
January 7, 2025
Tax Policy Should Prioritize Shoring Up the Family
…single parents who then stand to lose the credit in the event they marry another worker. The EITC therefore encourages single parenthood. The US has made great progress reducing child…
January 6, 2025
This Child Welfare Rule Puts Social Justice Over Safety
…to become foster parents without having to meet the same standards required for non-relatives, “consistent with ensuring the safety and well-being of children in foster care.” Who could object? For…
January 3, 2025
AI and People: Better Together
…raising skill levels across society, which has long been the key to raising standards of living. The study’s observations about how social or noncognitive skills fit with AI are worth considering as…
January 2, 2025
AI Will Have a Major Impact on Labor Markets. Here’s How the US Can Prepare
…will require new types of data-integrated platforms and innovative tools to examine how AI may affect work and skills. A joint AEI-Stanford University-NYU project is proposing a nonpartisan, nonprofit institute similar in…
December 29, 2024
Why Rent Regulation Remains So Hard to Undo in NYC
…“vacancy control” stands in the way of the rent increases owners need to invest simply to comply with building codes and lead abatement laws — rather than leaving units vacant….
December 27, 2024
DOGE Can Drive Reforms in America’s Broken Safety Net Programs
…DOGE can help the new Administration order agencies to rewrite regulations, foster consistency, and reduce duplication. Currently, program regulations have competing eligibility standards and even inconsistent definitions of child, family,…
December 20, 2024
Fixing Inflation, Right-Sizing the Federal Government
…the increase in the cost of living, each year, it becomes a more generous standard, qualifying more families for benefits than would be the case if the CPI were not…
December 17, 2024
Industrial Policy and Deficits: Dark Clouds for Democratic Capitalism
…overrides markets, it slows economic growth and threatens long-term prosperity. By slowing productivity growth, wage growth, and the rate at which living standards rise, it also undermines support for liberal…