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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
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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

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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Can Congress Keep Up with President Trump?

To avoid irrelevance, Congress must start running faster.

April 2025 By Philip Wallach

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

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