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September 15, 2023

What Does a Good Economy Look Like?

…era through the mid-2010s. Meaning that at the time of Trump’s first campaign, the populists had a point about economic disappointment, and the 21st century economy seemed to be letting…

September 15, 2023

Putting This Year’s Poverty Numbers in Context

…poverty rates then. But most of those temporary benefits expired by 2022, causing poverty rates to rise (again, under the SPM but not the OPM). New York Times headlines covering…

September 14, 2023

The Privilege Hiding in Plain Sight

…my only wish is that she had spent more time in two areas: (1) advocating that marriage and family structure become a standard data category through which child outcomes are…

September 13, 2023

American Dreamers

…economic progress for generations to come. Through ADI, AEI scholars are investing time and energy in policy analysis and development to expand access to the American dream for individuals, families…

September 12, 2023

Please, Gen Z Aren’t “Doomed to be the First Generation of Americans Who Will Grow Up with a Lower Standard of Living Than Their Parents”

…says this War might last for “a very long time.” Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in…

September 12, 2023

Time Is a School’s Most Precious Resource. Where Does It Go?

time. Last year, the Merrimack College Teacher Survey reported that 29 percent of teachers said they wanted more planning time, 28 percent wanted more actual teaching time, and 17 percent more time…

September 8, 2023

Is Vote Dilution Necessarily Bad?

…advantage, rather than an electoral weakness. As recounted in Israel in the Mind of America, the 1983 book by one-time New York Times reporter Peter Grose, Silver’s American Zionist Emergency Council set about…

September 7, 2023

AI Closes the Gaps

It’s a perennial hazard of the policy and opinion space that just about the time one is ready to hold forth on a topic, another, smarter, faster writer jumps in….

September 6, 2023

Working from Home Has Increased More Modestly Than Many Believe

…a factor of 3—more than 60 percent lower. In 2021, the work-from-home rate was about 4 times the 2019 rate, not 7 times higher as the WFH Research numbers indicate….

September 5, 2023

Audit Finds California Continues to Mismanage Unemployment Benefits

…questions about their UI claims, and EDD continues to struggle to pay claimants in a timely manner. For its part, EDD responded to the state auditor’s report by arguing that every state…