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July 14, 2023
Do We Need a Reboot? Challenging Prevailing Narratives on AI
…have argued the federal government is already actively engaged in AI regulatory issues. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Food and Drug Administration,…
July 13, 2023
This School Year, Recovery from COVID Learning Loss Went the Wrong Direction
Beleaguered with one report after another about how bad COVID learning loss has been, many Americans think they have a pretty clear picture of the basics of where student learning has been and where…
July 13, 2023
Republicans Step Up to Lead on Higher Education Reform
…less—mostly within the nation’s preexisting policy infrastructure. In recent years, however, this familiar paradigm has been upended. As Democrats lurch leftward, Republican leaders in both the House and the Senate…
July 12, 2023
Rethinking the Impact of the Lockdowns
…and Switzerland. Across all three nations, Hargittai found some common threads with the internet serving as a lifeline for people “ suddenly relying on it for the most essential of daily…
July 12, 2023
New York Rent Control: Could the End be Near?
…the nation’s largest city—and in other cities which have similar regulation. New York is the case study for the legislation’s unfortunate repercussions. Although rents are kept low by law, owners…
July 10, 2023
Reforming the EITC to Reduce Single Parenthood and Ease Work-Family Balance
…the traditional family, the foremost institution shaping each generation of children. Using the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, I find that in 2021, 40% of 17-year-olds with native-born parents had…
July 8, 2023
Why the End of Affirmative Action Is Good for Black Science Students
…40% offer physics. Only 9% of black students nationwide take advanced-placement courses in high school. According to research conducted at the University of Texas at Austin and Florida International University,…
July 7, 2023
The 21st Century Decline of Economic Freedom
…for economic liberty as it provides protection from coercion, and thus the size of government isn’t considered a dimension of economic freedom. It’s the nature of government action that’s important. So there…
July 7, 2023
With Affirmative Action Gone, We Should Focus Admissions Policies on Poverty
…people have a diversity that reflects the country. The nation’s history of slavery and racial discrimination will never be “over” in a final sense, and affirmative action has been useful…
July 6, 2023
The End of Affirmative Action Calls for a Renewed Conservatism of Opportunity
…It also did little to help those African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans (not to mention whites and Asian Americans) who failed to complete high school or graduated unprepared for…