AEI This Week
Dec 05, 2020
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Big government’s overlooked Americans
 
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Despite the information revolution, the Big Data explosion, and the advent of all-but-universal connectivity, American social policy is dogged by a huge knowledge gap, writes Nicholas Eberstadt.
 
 
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Recovering the conservative case for entitlement reform
 
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Yuval Levin explains that the case for entitlement reform is not a case against government action or even, exactly, against government spending. It is a case for sustainability.
 
 
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What statistics tells us about the efficacy of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Oxford vaccines
 
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Early indications show the COVID-19 vaccines are equally effective at preventing the disease among high-risk populations as among lower-risk groups, explain James Capretta and Scott Ganz.
 
 
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Only the Supreme Court can effectively restrain the administrative state
 
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Peter Wallison explains that by invoking the nondelegation doctrine in a future case, the Supreme Court could immediately force Congress to begin taking its constitutionally enumerated legislative responsibilities seriously.
 
 
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Natan Sharansky and the meaning of freedom
 
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Matthew Continetti writes that Natan Sharansky's life is a testament to the idea that the most positive and enduring sources of our identity and freedom come from family, faith, and community, not the state.
 
 
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American funding of China is becoming dangerous
 
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American investment in the People’s Republic of China probably exceeds $1 trillion, most occurring in the past six years. Derek Scissors notes that the amount is surprising because half or more is routed through offshore conduits such as the Cayman Islands.
 
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