What Good Is Fiction?

Great novels can shape us in ways that other writing cannot.

By Christopher J. Scalia
June 2025

How a Pivot on US Tariffs Could Deliver a Better Outcome on Trade

The president has an opportunity, in concert with Congress, to rebuild the trading system.

By Neena Shenai
Joshua P. Meltzer
June 2025

A Preliminary Macroeconomic Analysis of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA)

Assessing the long-run impact of the proposed taxes on the supply of labor and capital.

By Kyle Pomerleau
June 2025

May 2025

Can Europe Evolve?

The European Union is rethinking its fiscal institutions and defense capabilities in a bid for strategic autonomy.

By Jeffrey Clemens and Stan A. Veuger
May 2025

Navigating Free Speech at “Hypothetical University”

Perfection is not the standard, and fortunately for your hypothetical career, the bar has not been set exceptionally high.

By Sally Satel, Greg Lukianoff, and Adam Goldstein
May 2025

Displacement by Design

How bad policy made housing scarce—and how we can fix it.

By Ethan Frizzell and Tobias Peter
May 2025

The Unraveling Economic Order

The world has entered a period of extraordinary turmoil and uncertainty, characterized by the breakdown of the international economic order.

By Aaron L. Friedberg
May 2025

On the Road to a Tariff-Led Recession

President Trump's chaotic tariff policy is all too likely to produce a US and world recession before the year’s end.

By Desmond Lachman
May 2025
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March 2025

Is Transformative Artificial Intelligence Just Around the Corner?

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

By James Pethokoukis
March 2025

The Last Days of Public School

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

By Robert Pondiscio
March 2025

The Politicization of Expertise

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

By Roger Pielke Jr.
March 2025

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.

By Zack Cooper
March 2025