The Russian Paradox: So Much Education, So Little Human Capital

Russia does not possess the economic potential one would expect of a European country of its size and educational attainment.

April 2025 By Nicholas Eberstadt
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Is Trump’s Golden Dome a Brilliant Idea or a Gilded Boondoggle?

The main mark against Golden Dome is the political risk that a future Congress or new administration will terminate it.

April 2025 By Todd Harrison
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What Did You Expect to Happen? How DEI Wound Up in Trump’s Crosshairs

Donald Trump has turned the education world upside down. School and college leaders must understand how DEI went wrong.

April 2025 By Rick Hess

March 2025

The Politicization of Expertise

We need to reconcile expertise with democratic politics for society to function and its citizens to thrive.

March 2025 By Roger Pielke Jr.

Trump’s Strategic Choice: Prioritization or Retrenchment

The decision to prioritize China or retreat to the Americas is the central tension for Trump's foreign policy team.

March 2025 By Zack Cooper

The Last Days of Public School

A school choice revolution is rapidly reshaping how public education is organized, funded, and delivered in America.

March 2025 By Robert Pondiscio

Is Transformative Artificial Intelligence Just Around the Corner?

Beneath current economic uncertainties may lie the foundations of another technological acceleration.

March 2025 By James Pethokoukis

February 2025

Classical Education Makes a Comeback

The slow demise of classical learning has hit our universities hard. But there’s hope on the horizon.

February 2025 By Robert P. George

Rapid Fertility Decline Is an Existential Crisis

Can the US cope with the true economic challenge of our time?

February 2025 By Jesús Fernández-Villaverde

History’s Revenge: America Faces the New Eurasian Threat

The return of history was the last thing Washington wanted.

February 2025 By Hal Brands

Are We Entering the Era of Artificial Friendship?

It is long past time to start asking questions about when and how chatbots should be deployed.

February 2025 By Christine Rosen