Average US student assessment scores appear to tell a simple story: Performance rose through the 2000s, plateaued during the 2010s, and then declined sharply during the pandemic. But looking beyond ...

Based on analysis of a historical dataset created during the 1930s that captured the life stories of thousands of older Americans, researchers offer a reminder that work isn’t just about income but ...

The Trump “Day One” executive orders on energy and environment policies are worthy of applause. At the same time, two of the executive orders are problematic: the exit from the Paris climate agreement ...

Global production of six major crops has dramatically increased between 1961 and 2022, largely because of advances in agricultural research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. However, ill-advised ...

In many high-income democracies, the explosion of public borrowing over the past two decades has made it clear enough that a budgetary course correction is required, especially when analysis is ...

Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) introduced the Family First Act. This bill would significantly increase the Child Tax Credit (CTC), modify or eliminate other family tax provisions, and make the cap on the ...

We should never take economic growth for granted. As Oxford University economist Daniel Susskind writes in his 2024 book, Growth: A History and a Reckoning, “Three facts, simple but remarkable, have ...

Last year, on social-media accounts with names like Ballerina Farm, and in online magazines such as Evie, a new type of woman emerged to bedevil cultural observers: the “tradwife.” Depending ...

Many who follow Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have come to the same conclusion: Russia can defeat Ukraine with its “incredible” strength. However, Russia is much weaker than even many in the ...