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April 30, 2024
I’m a Conservative But Defunding NPR Is a Mistake. What Should Happen Instead Might Be Surprising
…of raising funds. Such a decision would have to be the result of action by the Internal Revenue Service—based on such matters as failing to operate in keeping with their exempt…
April 29, 2024
New “Scorecard” Report Promotes Better Use of Data to Prevent Unemployment Fraud
…those data are used to evaluate system functioning, efficiency, and readiness for surges in claims—and to prevent future fraud attacks. In a new follow-on report released today (Measuring What Matters: Context and Recommendations…
April 29, 2024
Measuring What Matters: Context and Recommendations to Improve Reporting on Unemployment Insurance
Key Points This report explores the unemployment insurance system’s current data and performance management practices, including features designed to inform policymakers and the public about deficiencies in the administration of…
April 26, 2024
Washington, District of Benefit Cliffs
As the welfare state expands while policymakers struggle to contain its costs, one unintended result is the creation of significant benefit cliffs. A little-noticed September 2023 report authored by Elias Ilin and Alvaro Sanchez…
April 22, 2024
John Silber, the Campuses Have Need of You
…on somebody else.” Columbia officials might give a similar answer today—if they would take the matter seriously enough to use it as an occasion for just that sort of edifying…
April 22, 2024
The Promise and Peril of Civic Renewal: Richard John Neuhaus, Peter L. Berger, and “To Empower People”
On April 22, AEI and the Ethics & Public Policy Center hosted a discussion on the legacy of Richard John Neuhaus and Peter L. Berger’s 1977 book, To Empower People:…
April 11, 2024
The Right Has an Opportunity to Rethink Education in America
…connect students to their community, promote patriotism, and be open minded towards faith and family. At the same time, of course, educational outcomes matter mightily, for students and the nation. A…
April 10, 2024
The Political Landmines Buried in the Latest Jobs Report
CNN on Friday dubbed the latest monthly jobs report a “blowout,” pointing to 303,000 net new jobs created in March. President Joe Biden immediately claimed credit, saying the report “marks a…
April 9, 2024
The Case for Curriculum Reform
…Fellow, American Enterprise Institute 4:05 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists: Barbara Davidson, Executive Director, Knowledge Matters Campaign, StandardsWork Kristen McQuillan, Partner, TNTP Orlando Riddick, Division Superintendent, Houston Independent School District David…
April 9, 2024
The Child Tax Credit: My Long-Read Q&A with Kevin Corinth
…get no matter what. So the Wyden-Smith bill does not go there, but it goes part of the way there and I think it sets up a negotiating position. If…