AEI This Week
Aug 29, 2020
AEI's weekly digest of top commentary and scholarship on the issues that matter most
 
 
The latest in the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine
 
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The unprecedented pace of the race for a COVID-19 vaccine can be attributed to sophisticated research networks and the scale of the investments by governments and private enterprises, explains James Capretta.
 
 
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The hypocritical oath
 
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Sally Satel writes that doctors should not pretend they are experts in how society should be run.
 
 
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Comfortably numb: A review of 'The Decadent Society'
 
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Charles Murray reviews and reflects on Ross Douthat's latest book, “The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success."
 
 
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Pandemic unemployment benefit is big, backlogged, and prone to fraud
 
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The pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) program may be historic in its susceptibility to fraud and abuse. In Arkansas, scammers even attempted to claim the identity of Gov. Asa Hutchinson to access PUA benefits, writes Matt Weidinger.
 
 
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Learning pods aren’t the problem; they’re part of the solution
 
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When it comes to school reopening, families, communities, and educators have had few good choices this fall, explains Frederick Hess. Yet, one choice we do have is how we respond to our predicament.
 
 
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AEI Political Report: Election 2020, politicians and coronavirus, Black Lives Matter, police and protests, and Ordinary Life: What’s work like today?
 
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In this issue of AEI’s Political Report, Karlyn Bowman, Jacqueline Clemence, and Samantha Goldstein examine Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s prospects two months before the election; the candidates on handling coronavirus; perceptions of Black Lives Matter, the police, and the protests; and the new world of work.
 
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