9+ hour, 14+ min ago   (513+ words) 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 worked with industry to speed vaccine creation and deployment. With thousands of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (685+ words) I first encountered artist Lee Wybranski at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills earlier this summer and immediately loved his work. I met him once again at the U.S. Amateur at Merion a few weeks ago. At Merion, we had a…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (270+ words) In 1969, the Ivy League schools collected an average of $89,200 in revenues per student in today’s dollars. By 2019, the real revenues of Ivy League universities had exploded to $264,800 per student—a nearly threefold increase over 50 years. You read that correctly— for…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (119+ words) Google, Meta, and TikTok are appealing Davila’s decision to the Ninth Circuit. These are critical cases for both platforms’ and minors’ First Amendment rights that cannot be ignored. Clay Calvert, Nonresident Senior Fellow BY Clay Calvert ON 18 Aug 26 A preliminary…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (185+ words) After six months of off-and-on conflict with the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, another deadline for a deal has come and gone. As the President mulls his options, whatever step he takes next will likely involve continued activity…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (220+ words) At a recent hearing of the Senate Finance Committee on “Exploring Process Approaches for Addressing Social Security Solvency,” Ranking Member Senator Wyden said the following in his opening statement: Senator Wyden appears to be referencing Senator Whitehouse’s April 2023 bill, the…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (290+ words) A recently released memo signed by Deputy Secretary Feinberg on “Supplier Cost and Pricing Transparency” may be the worst and most damaging piece of defense acquisition and industrial policy written in the last 50 years. It essentially returns defense contracting to…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (525+ words) Over the past year, the Trump administration has pressured the Smithsonian to remove progressive ideology from museum exhibits and the various supplementary materials it puts out (e.g., its press releases, the guides it makes for educators, and so on). Many Smithsonian…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (383+ words) Unable to win the war against Iran, President Trump is unrolling a new strategy: pretending to win. The U.S.-Iran cease fire, honored mostly in the breach for its sixty day term, has lapsed with no negotiations to extend it. President…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1763+ words) Below is a lightly edited and abridged transcript of our discussion. You can listen to this and other episodes of Explain to Shane on AEI.org and subscribe via your preferred listening platform. If you enjoyed this episode, leave us…...