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By James Pethokoukis & Daniel P. Gross Crises like World War II can give researchers the funding and public support necessary to make great breakthroughs in R&D, many of which have applicability far beyond the ....
By James Pethokoukis, Tim Fernholz, Sara Seager, Stan Veuger, & Matt Weinzierl It seems as though American interest in space is surging in ways we haven’t seen since the 1960s. What does this renewal mean ....
By James Pethokoukis and Leah Brooks The cost of building interstate highways almost tripled between 1960 and 1980. Why was this the case? And is it possible for the United States to reduce its infrastructure ....
A key component of America’s ability to innovate is its world-renowned system of higher education, which is the envy of the world. However, there’s room for improvement. Universities can do more to promote the inventive ....
Artificial intelligence is becoming more common every year, with applications in industries ranging from medicine to transportation to the service sector. Many people see this technology as a means of finally escaping the disappointing productivity ....
How will President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief proposal impact the US economy? At what point should we be concerned about the rising national debt? And how prudent is a national $15 minimum wage? In ....
History has featured several societies defined by openness. From Ancient Greece, to the Abbasid Caliphate, to China’s Song Dynasty, many cultures embraced trade and innovation for a time. But these societies eventually all turned inward, ....
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has come under fire from people on both the left and the right. Many Democrats fear that the provision enables too much hate speech and disinformation, and a ....
Big Tech firms like Amazon, Google, and Apple are some of the most popular companies among American consumers. However, among policymakers in Washington, they’ve become much less popular for many reasons. Chief among these reasons ....
President-elect Biden will likely enter office with an interest in improving Obamacare at the margin, perhaps by adding a public option. On his left, progressive activists insist on pushing Medicare for All. On his right, ....