AEI This Week
Oct 12, 2019
AEI's weekly digest of top commentary and scholarship on the issues that matter most
 
 
In Harvard’s magical admissions process, nobody gets hurt
 
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The university said using race can only help, and never hurt, applicants, writes Ramesh Ponnuru. Can you believe a judge bought it?
 
 
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Trump’s Syria decision will be responsible for ISIS 2.0
 
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President Trump’s decision to both withdraw US forces and green-light a Turkish incursion not only promises a revival of the Islamic State and renewed conflict in one of the only peaceful parts of Syria but also foreshadows terrorism and civil war inside Turkey, explains Michael Rubin.
 
 
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The economy is dragging. End the trade war.
 
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Make no mistake: The American economy has downshifted, and it could use a boost — such as ending President Trump's trade war, writes James Pethokoukis.
 
 
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An unaccountable side of Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act
 
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Mark Jamison explains that Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for federal control of US corporations with more than $1 billion in annual revenue would be bad for business and particularly onerous for the tech sector.
 
 
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Student loan servicers: Scammers or scapegoats? An analysis of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint database
 
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Loan program terms are often mistaken for servicer errors: 44 percent of these complaints reference an issue under servicers’ control, while 34 percent reference program terms. Jason Delisle writes that policymakers can address many of these complaints with a more straightforward student loan program.
 
 
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Beyond counterterrorism: Defeating the Salafi-jihadi movement
 
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With the help of partners, the US must sever the ties of the Salafi-jihadi movement to local Sunni communities and offer these communities a viable alternative to the terror groups, explains Katherine Zimmerman.
 
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