AEI This Week
May 30, 2020
AEI's weekly digest of top commentary and scholarship on the issues that matter most
 
 
3 Americas and the pandemic
 
 
Part I: New York City
 
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The experience of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City has no counterpart elsewhere. No other city or area has anything like New York’s combination of size, density, concentrated elites, and high coronavirus rates, explains Charles Murray.
 
 
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Part II: A dozen large cities beyond New York
 
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Charles Murray explores two possibilities for explaining a ZIP code’s coronavirus rate: its socioeconomic status and the ethnic mix of its population.
 
 
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In helping Hong Kong, follow the Cold War model
 
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The Chinese Communist Party's move to defy its legal obligations and dismantle Hong Kong's autonomy leaves the Trump White House with few good options, write John Yoo and Robert Delahunty.
 
 
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Now, more than ever, classical liberals must fight to uphold the open society
 
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The historical lessons of the Mont Pelerin Society provide the path to save the liberal order, explains Dalibor Rohac.
 
 
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US can’t beat coronavirus, but Americans can cope with it
 
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Michael Strain and Scott Gottlieb discuss whether the US is catching up or whether there are other ways to prevent a recurrence of the coronavirus pandemic that struck in March.
 
 
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Should we forgive all federal student loan debt?
 
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The federal loan program should be improved to help borrowers who are struggling the most, rather than forgiving everyone’s debt regardless of whether they really need the help, writes Jason Delisle.
 
 
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research spotlight
 
 
Privacy and the 4 categories of information technology
 
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With legislation aimed at protecting privacy proposed in many jurisdictions and passed in some, understanding information technology and the values it affects can help policymakers fashion rules that empower people to protect themselves and that protect people directly if necessary, explains Jim Harper.
 
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