AEI This Week
Aug 24, 2019
AEI's weekly digest of top commentary and scholarship on the issues that matter most
 
 
The decline in opioid deaths masks danger from designer drug overdoses in US
 
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At one time, most people who became addicted to opioids became medically addicted. Their first exposure was through a legal prescription. Now, more new addiction is fueled by people whose first exposure to opioids will be through an illicit drug such as fentanyl, explains Scott Gottlieb.
 
 
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What is going on with the rise of antisemitism?
 
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Antisemitism is on the rise both in the US and abroad. What explains this renewed phenomenon? Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen interviewed the director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum to discuss the rise of antisemitism today and the importance of remembering those who lost their lives in the Holocaust.
 
 
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Trump’s true foreign policy: Chaos
 
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The Trump administration's two different approaches to national security decision-making show that presidents ultimately get the process they want — but not necessarily the one they need, explains Hal Brands.
 
 
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Scapegoating the Federal Reserve won’t prevent a recession
 
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As the economy slows, President Trump continues to blame Jerome Powell. While scapegoating the Fed might be an effective political move, such hectoring will not improve the state of the economy, writes Desmond Lachman.
 
 
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Get smart about social and emotional learning measurement
 
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Well-designed assessments that help educators monitor instruction, school environments, and student outcomes can help ensure that social and emotional learning benefits students, enhances rather than detracts from other important activities, and wins families’ and educators’ support, explain Laura Hamilton and Heather Schwartz.
 
 
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AEI announces new scholars in its Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies research division
 
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AEI Resident Scholar Yuval Levin, who directs the Institute’s recently launched Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies research division, announced that several resident and nonresident scholars will be joining AEI to pursue important research work.
 
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