Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen interviewed The New York Times’ Eric Schmitt to learn more about the state of ISIS. They discuss the American troop withdrawal from northeastern Syria, the relationship between the Islamic State and al Qaeda, and what the international community should do about the thousands of ISIS fighters and families in prisons and refugee camps throughout the region.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress results are a sobering reminder of where our students are, and they deserve to be treated accordingly. Frederick Hess and Nat Malkus offer three key takeaways and a caution.
The US must go beyond pure counterterrorism and prevention strategies and reframe its approach, writes Katherine Zimmerman. Only then will the US defeat the likes of al Qaeda and the Islamic State.
Aparna Mathur and Kyle Pomerleau challenge the authors’ methodological assumptions and resulting conclusions of a new book about inequality and the progressivity of the US tax system.
Even without Democrats' voracious agenda of new government spending, the government needs to raise taxes on the middle class to bridge the widening gap between government spending and government revenue to avoid serious future consequences, explains Michael Strain.
Read remarks from the 2019 Irving Kristol Award recipient, former Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, presented on October 29, 2019, at AEI's Annual Dinner.
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