Over the past few years, Republican-led state legislatures have made an ambitious effort to bring civics education into universities with the creation of new civics institutes at universities from Florida to Texas. In a new AEI report, Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey lay out a distinct and academically rigorous program of teaching and research that these schools should pursue.

Aid for Ukraine continues to be held up in Congress as critics focus on the mounting costs of support. But Frederick W. Kagan demonstrates in a new analysis that any form of Russian victory will cost the US far more in money and strategic commitments than the cost of helping Ukraine resist aggression today.

In November, Congress extended the 2018 Farm Bill for one more year to give members of Congress more time to craft the 2023 (now 2024) edition of the legislation, which covers programs from agricultural subsidies to food assistance programs. Vincent H. Smith and other members of AEI’s agriculture policy team lay out their hopes for these negotiations to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of US agriculture.

Last week, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a new pre-K initiative that promotes parental choice, cuts red tape, and partners with private providers. Frederick M. Hess explains how Youngkin’s plan provides a much-needed, serious Republican alternative to Democrats’ approach to early childhood education.

America’s capacity for strategic thinking has atrophied significantly since the Cold War. Nicholas Eberstadt reveals how the example and legacy of Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, one of the great Cold War liberals, can help us think through our most difficult foreign policy dilemmas today.