When the stakes are high and time is short, those advocating interventionist economic policy have a stronger-than-usual case for urgent and direct action. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Washington ...

This is the third installment of RealClear Opinion Research’s continuing exploration of Pennsylvania public opinion. Once again, we’re drawing on a survey of 2,000 residents of Pennsylvania, conducted ...

Members of AEI’s National Council are business and community leaders from across the country and abroad who are committed to the values and success of the Institute. They are ambassadors for AEI and ...

The international committee responsible for the official scenarios that feed into climate modeling that are the basis for most projective climate research and the assessments of the Intergovernmental ...

“Designed in California, assembled in China,” reads the text etched on the back of most iPhones. For over a decade, the iPhone has exemplified China’s central role in producing the world’s electronics ...

Competition involving the Gulf states and Turkey in the Horn of Africa is exacerbating preexisting African conflicts and risking a regional proxy war on both sides of the Red Sea. A new era of ...

Housing has long been a cornerstone of the American dream and the nation’s economy, but a supply–demand imbalance has pushed the U.S. market into crisis, driving up prices and limiting workforce ...

Work has long been viewed as a critical pathway out of poverty. Therefore, it is important to understand the effects of federal safety-net programs—designed to alleviate poverty and promote economic ...

Conventional wisdom tells us that Democrats spend less on defense than Republicans. But is this true? A review of historical defense budget trends shows there is more at play in determining overall ...

The China economy field is full of people repeating the government’s numbers and “analyzing” them. If that’s sufficient, China watchers can just project a gradual fall from 5 percent GDP growth ...

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, universities with large endowments face a higher tax on their investment income. The new law applies to private non-profit institutions of higher education that ...

Faced with the likelihood of losing the presidency, Harry Truman executed a bold maneuver in the summer of 1948. As he accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination at its Philadelphia convention, he ...