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February 29, 2024

Recalling Pandemic Lessons on “Self-Certifying” Eligibility

Sometimes what is left unmentioned can be far more important than what is said. A good example is obscure guidance issued last week by the US Department of Labor (DOL) encouraging workforce…

February 27, 2024

Options for Improving the Child Tax Credit Provisions in H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024

H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, passed the House on January 31, 2024 and now faces an uncertain fate in the Senate. The…

February 23, 2024

Study What You Love or Study What Will Make You Money?

…only thing that matters when it comes to choosing a college major. There’s also the question of comparative advantage: As any economist will tell you, while the average remuneration for…

February 22, 2024

Education and the Right

…how conservatives have interacted with educational institutions. AEI’s Matthew Continetti and Ramesh Ponnuru—drawing on their expertise in conservative history and policy—discussed the implications of the right’s growing power in education…

February 22, 2024

A Slow Start for Skills-Based Hiring

…of measuring ability through credentials, examinations, recommendations, and interviews. In a new report, Matt Sigelman and Alex Martin of the Burning Glass Institute and AEI’s Joseph Fuller of Harvard Business School…

February 20, 2024

Planning a Career in the Age of AI

…in broad skill sets that give workers a diversified “portfolio” of capacities. When technology suddenly supplants a cherished, highly developed skill, the worker then has the cognitive flexibility, confidence, subject matter background, and social…

February 16, 2024

The Overlooked Benefits of Work-from-Home Opportunities

…in popularity. This shift, while significant for all, holds particular promise for one demographic: moms.  A recent study by Emma Harrington and Matthew E. Kahn delves into the benefits these opportunities can…

February 14, 2024

Valentine’s Day Marred By Loneliness Crisis

…to matter more than many of the factors that public health leaders such as Murthy focus on. According to analysis of a 2021 YouGov survey by the Institute for Family Studies and…

February 13, 2024

The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage

…you can to “stay together for the sake of the children,” even as they privately value every one of these things. On family matters, they “talk left” but “walk right”—an…

February 12, 2024

Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization

Fewer Americans are getting married and starting families, and that is a bad sign for the country. That’s because nothing matters more for the pursuit of happiness and the health…