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April 19, 2024
The New Deal’s Failed Kibbutz in the Desert
…shows us Banfield, himself a one-time New Dealer, reformulating his own world view based on what he learned first-hand. The Casa Grande story, as related by Banfield, is actually a…
April 18, 2024
The Real Story Behind Food Insecurity in the US
…time that the federal government has more than tripled its spending on food assistance programs, the share of US households deemed “food insecure” has increased. Before spending even more money, we should…
April 18, 2024
Back from the brink: The intellectual tide is turning on marriage and civil society
…For instance, as David Leonhardt, a columnist at The New York Times, noted, “I think that my half of the political spectrum — the left half — often dismisses the importance…
April 17, 2024
Fiscal Sanity Please, Senators
…and a ballooning national debt. All it takes is a quick look at our deteriorating fiscal picture to realize this is no time to add billions in new spending. The…
April 11, 2024
What a New Report on 10 years of AI Research Reveals
…adapt, learn and innovate. By embracing the opportunities presented by AI while preparing for change, we can boost productivity and economic growth with AI and expand opportunities for workers at the same time….
April 11, 2024
The “Case for Curriculum” Is about Reducing Teachers’ Workload
…of thing that bleed away their time, according to Pew, from noninstructional work such as hallway monitoring or lunch duty (24 percent); helping students outside class time (22 percent); and…
April 11, 2024
The Right Has an Opportunity to Rethink Education in America
…will choose to meet the moment at a time when too many public officials seem more interested in social media exposure than solving problems. We’re optimists. We think the right…
April 10, 2024
The Political Landmines Buried in the Latest Jobs Report
…in December 2019, part time employment has grown more in absolute terms (by 1.6 million) than full-time employment, which is up by 1.3 million. In percentage terms, part-time employment has…
April 9, 2024
The Case for Curriculum Reform
The education reform movement over the past few decades has focused on standardized testing, accountability, and programs to transform the teacher workforce. During this time, there was surprisingly little conversation…
April 9, 2024
Child Abandonment in the Name of Compassion
A self-described libertarian friend once described to me the feeling she had when it was time to leave the hospital with her newborn baby. She remembered looking at the nurse…