The Build Back Better Act currently before Congress could have an enormous impact on the success of Joe Biden's presidency and the future of the American economy. Mark Warshawsky has analyzed the proposed legislation, and he finds that it devotes tens of billions in spending and tax credits to vague spending on "equity and justice" and that "the legislation has a slapped together feel." It also vastly increases the federal role in social initiatives that were previously run by the states and local governments.

Frederick M. Hess, AEI's director of education policy studies, uncovers flaws in media narratives concerning critical race theory (CRT) in schools over the past year. Coverage of the issue often ignored CRT's most controversial beliefs and practices, he finds, and instead sought to mischaracterize the debate as one of whether racism or slavery should be taught at all in schools.

Angela Rachidi explains new survey results that show why a costly universal paid leave program from the federal government might be unnecessary. The answer is simple: Most adult workers don't need it.

Dalibor Rohac takes issue with climate conferences and their all-encompassing ambitions. Real progress against climate change, he argues, will have to come from individual countries taking practical actions.

In his latest report, Derek Scissors heralds the end of China's runaway economic growth. He says a turnaround is unlikely, and the slowing growth will pose new challenges for policymakers and analysts trying to predict the Chinese regime's behavior.