May 31, 2023
This summer, the Supreme Court will decide the Students for Fair Admissions cases that challenge the legality and constitutionality of affirmative action in higher ed. Regardless of the ruling, several questions remain unanswered. Are racial preferences popular or unpopular? Will universities comply with a judicial...
May 23, 2023
When the pandemic hit, it threatened to cause not only a health and economic catastrophe, but a financial one. While businesses closed and jobs lost, emergency relief programs for renters and mortgages helped avoid a wider crisis in housing markets.
Mark Calabria, senior advisor at the Cato Institute, was the former...
May 16, 2023
Many American cities are grappling with decreasing foot traffic, vacant office buildings, escalating crime, and dwindling tax revenues amidst hefty public pension obligations. These issues risk creating an urban "doom loop" — a vicious cycle that compounds these problems.
Arpit Gupta from the Manhattan Institute and...
May 9, 2023
A growing number of states are embracing school choice by implementing universal educational savings accounts (ESAs) for all families, with Arizona, Iowa, Florida, and Utah being among them. However, ensuring the success of these programs is a critical concern. How can we navigate the challenges and overcome...
May 2, 2023
The U.S. was once highly successful in attracting high-skilled immigrants who contributed to many of the nation's signature innovations in the twentieth century. In recent years, however, our current immigration system has placed us at a disadvantage in the competition for twenty-first-century talent, while...