Advocacy and Policy

Expanding government is frequently seen as good for those in need. Limiting government is often portrayed as hurting them. The reality is that, in many cases, government policy can make it more…

The nation’s unemployment rate has turned stagnant, and it is unclear how to best address it. Traditional fiscal and monetary policies enacted by the government are not working as expected.…

For more than 60 years, an important provision in the federal tax code has successfully protected charitable nonprofits, religious congregations, and foundations from being hounded by politicians, political operatives, and…

It might be one of the most important policies in the U.S. economy, but the mortgage-interest deduction sounds esoteric to most people. Perhaps that’s because, for most people, it’s completely…

Some people assume that the federal government plays the main role in infrastructure. But, by one measure, state and local governments and the private sector own 97 percent of the…

Despite their negative perception, public-private partnerships can benefit American education. View related content: Education Private corporations are an important asset to 13,500 school districts that consider public-private partnerships a smart…

At Animal Charity Evaluators, our focus is on identifying the most effective ways to help animals. To follow through with this mandate, we believe it is necessary for the animal…

I publish a lot of posts about school choice — the movement to offer alternatives to traditional public schools — and consequences of choice policies, but this is a little…

A conversation with a former director of the agency on the American Health Care Act vote and how health-care legislation is appraised by the federal government. The American Health Care…

Should school reform come from the courts? While examples from California and New Jersey seem to indicate that judges can be instrumental in changing school systems, AEI’s Rick Hess cautions…

Jimmy Kimmel was already near tears before he said a word on Monday night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live—his first episode hosting the late-night show after it went on a mysterious weeklong…

President Trump’s “America First” federal budget proposes drastic cuts or the outright elimination of many programs that support the socially and economically disadvantaged; scientific and health research; education; and, the…