Category: National Topics
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Don’t Like the 2024 Presidential Candidates? Let’s Give Them Fewer Things to Break
CATO Institute, Commentary, Democracy, Elections, Federal Government, National Topics, News, Opinion, State Government, VotingWe need to start insisting that Congress does its job and begins rolling back the enormous power we’re conferring on presidents who are clearly not…
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Yuval Noah Harari on Whether Democracy and AI Can Coexists
The paradox of information abundance failing to increase wisdom, referencing Yuval Noah Harari’s insights in his new book on information networks.
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America’s National Debt Is Ballooning—and Any Real Solutions Can Only Be Bipartisan
Gary Shapiro criticizes both political parties for inadequate national debt solutions, urging comprehensive reforms, including spending cuts, tax increases, and bipartisan cooperation for fiscal responsibility.
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Immigrant Population Is Still One Million Below the Pre-Trump Trend
Analysis, CATO Institute, Data, Demographics, Economy, Federal Government, Immigration, News, Population GrowthNew numbers from the Census Bureau’s mini-census, the American Community Survey (ACS), show that the immigrant population is increasing but is still below the Census Bureau’s…
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Outcome of election will decide future of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Civil Rights, Climate Change, Commentary, Democracy, Economy, Elections, Federal Government, Jobs, NCSL, News, State Government, VotingThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was signed into law in 2021. This landmark legislation, drafted by a bipartisan group of…
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Slashing Tax Rates and Cutting Loopholes
Options for Tax Reform in the 119th Congress Congress has an unprecedented opportunity to cut tax rates to their lowest level in almost a century…
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Options for Navigating the 2025 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Expirations
Policymakers should have two priorities in the upcoming economic policy debates: a larger economy and fiscal responsibility. Principled, pro-growth tax policy can help accomplish both…
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What We’re Getting Wrong About 2024’s “Moderate” Voters
The voters who could decide 2024 are a complicated bunch. They constitute one of the most valuable, overlooked, and misunderstood chunks of the American electorate:…
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Bridging systems: open problems for countering destructive divisiveness across rankings, recommenders, and governance
There is widespread concern about social divisions leading to political violence and a reduced capacity to respond to collective societal challenges. This paper explores how…
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Five things you should know about House Administration’s Subcommittee on Modernization
Influenced by the work and recommendations of sunsetted Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, this subcommittee is working in an evenly bipartisan manner to…
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Why America Needs Moderates
The health of our democracy depends on preserving anti-extremism and a sense of humility—both traits that political moderates possess…
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Senate overwhelmingly approves innovation and competition legislation, setting stage for conference committee
The Senate passed the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) with a bipartisan vote of 68-28, signaling a significant commitment to bolstering American research,…