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December 31, 2024
Farewell, President Stimulus
When it comes to stimulus, President Joe Biden has carved out a signature spot in American history. From his role as “sheriff” overseeing Democrats’ massive 2009 stimulus law to signing an even bigger…
December 27, 2024
DOGE Can Drive Reforms in America’s Broken Safety Net Programs
America’s broken safety net system has over 80 programs, costs $1.6 trillion annually, and perpetually underperforms. It’s inefficient, costly, and perversely functions like a snare net that traps people in…
December 20, 2024
Fixing Inflation, Right-Sizing the Federal Government
…If President-elect Trump, Vice President-elect Vance, and Congress want their policies to be evaluated based on whether future voters are better off than in the past, it obviously matters that…
December 17, 2024
Make America Smart Again: The Jeopardy Test for Graduation
…that high school graduates have mastered key subjects has fallen out of fashion. This month’s results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study are the latest bad news on that…
December 17, 2024
Industrial Policy and Deficits: Dark Clouds for Democratic Capitalism
…chips would rise from zero to 28 percent. Even if these optimistic forecasts come to pass, it is not clear whether these projected increases in U.S. production would materially advance…
December 11, 2024
US Students Best Other Nations—in Achievement Gap Growth
US scores on the 2023 Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) are another sign not only that American students are losing ground in math and science, but that the…
December 9, 2024
TIMSS Shows the Bottom Is Falling Out for US Test Scores
Last week’s release of 2023 scores from the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)—an international assessment measuring fourth and eighth graders in math and science—offers a fresh look at…
December 3, 2024
Avoiding an Unemployment Loan Bailout
Taxpayers in most states may have dodged a billion-dollar bullet on election day. That is, if the outcome had been different, liberal lawmakers would have been uniquely positioned to bail…
December 2, 2024
Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation
…establishment size and productivity is causal, America’s residential construction firms would be approximately 60 percent more productive if their size distribution matched that of manufacturing. Read the full PDF here….