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Make America Smart Again: The Jeopardy Test for Graduation
December 17, 2024 | Howard Husock
Letter to the Department of Government Efficiency on Possible Reforms to the US Welfare System
December 17, 2024 | Matt Weidinger and Angela Rachidi
Industrial Policy and Deficits: Dark Clouds for Democratic Capitalism
December 17, 2024 | Michael R. Strain
States Should Drop Accreditation Requirements for New Colleges
December 17, 2024 | Preston Cooper
Economics & Data-Driven Inquiry
December 13, 2024 | Kevin Corinth
US Students Best Other Nations—in Achievement Gap Growth
December 11, 2024 | Nat Malkus
Some College Graduates Are Taking Lower-Paying Jobs
December 11, 2024 | Preston Cooper
TIMSS Shows the Bottom Is Falling Out for US Test Scores
December 9, 2024 | Nat Malkus
More High-Skill Immigration Is Popular. Let’s Act on That
December 5, 2024 | James Pethokoukis
Inflation Reduction Act Offers a General Lesson against Industrial Policy
December 5, 2024 | Michael R. Strain
Back to Basics: America’s Founding, Civics, and Self-Government in K-12 Curricula
December 4, 2024 | Ian Rowe
Shifting Patterns of Social Interaction: Exploring the Social Life of Urban Spaces Through A.I.
December 4, 2024 | Edward L. Glaeser et al.
Avoiding an Unemployment Loan Bailout
December 3, 2024 | Matt Weidinger
Reforming State Authorization of Colleges to Boost Competition and Lower Tuition
December 2, 2024 | Preston Cooper
Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation
December 2, 2024 | Edward L. Glaeser, Leonardo D'Amico, Joseph Gyourko, William R. Kerr, and Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto
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