The people we live near have long been the first line of support during a crisis, the ones we lean on when institutions falter. But that foundational sense of mutual reliance is fraying.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will reduce federal spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $186.7 billion over ...

Steve Kamin says EMEs are likely to escape the worst outcomes from capricious and chaotic trade policy Since president Trump declared ‘Liberation Day’ on April 2, the dark clouds already looming on ...

The Supreme Court is not threatening the Federal Reserve’s independence. In fact, the justices keep telling us the very opposite.

Kent’s career in higher education policy renders him ideally suited to confront the unique challenges the Department of Education faces today.

The idea of digital “superintelligence” makes for intriguing symposium fodder. Yet few participants managed to define it. Zuckerberg himself offered more poetry than precision in his note—imagining AI ...

With high tariffs and asymmetric trade deals, President Donald Trump is remaking the global economy. He’s also re-engineering US global leadership. Trump’s gamble is that his strategy will ...

As these AI tools continue to evolve, economists and policy analysts who master prompt engineering and integrate these technologies into their workflows will find themselves better equipped to tackle ...

When debating current issues, it’s helpful to avoid inaccurate depictions of past policy, especially on immigration, in which both opponents and advocates of President Donald Trump’s policies ...

From an economic perspective, unintended consequences turn tidy government plans into costly messes. Such interventions often create economic distortions that government planners couldn't foresee ...

Much gerrymandering is not aimed at maximizing partisan advantage but at protecting incumbents. This is just another instance of an iron rule of politics: People in power use their power to remain ...