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Informing policies to promote the American Dream and reduce economic and social poverty

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Again, Tariffs Didn’t Make American Manufacturing Great

By James Pethokoukis

A SNAP Reform Framework Focused on the Future

By Angela Rachidi

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Why Has Construction Productivity Stagnated? The Role of Land-Use Regulation

December 2, 2024 | Edward L. Glaeser, Leonardo D'Amico, Joseph Gyourko, William R. Kerr, and Giacomo A.M. Ponzetto

Finally, a Win for Working Men

November 27, 2024 | Brent Orrell

Don’t Write Off Workforce Pell Grants

November 25, 2024 | Preston Cooper

A Local Option for Natural Gas Fracking

November 21, 2024 | Howard Husock

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

November 21, 2024 | Michael R. Strain

A Consensus on Common-Sense Education Reform

November 21, 2024 | James Pethokoukis

End Federal Loans for Graduate School

November 20, 2024 | Preston Cooper

Low-Rise Multifamily and Housing Supply: A Case Study of Seattle

November 19, 2024 | Tobias Peter, Edward J. Pinto, and Joseph S. Tracy

Affordable Housing—and No Tax Hike

November 17, 2024 | Edward J. Pinto and Arthur Gailes

The Risks of Nonprofit Local Journalism

November 10, 2024 | Howard Husock

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Are American Workers’ Wages Really Lagging Productivity?

The economic doomsayers have it wrong: Worker pay has tracked with productivity over the last 50 years.

The Dual Promise of the American Dream

A reform conservatism can revive the promise of the Dream for those kids facing long odds.

Forget the Cost of Living. What’s the Cost of Thriving in America?

Two conservative thinkers clash over whether the middle class is more prosperous than a generation ago.