AEI This Week
Jul 27, 2019
AEI's weekly digest of top commentary and scholarship on the issues that matter most
 
 
Seeking common ground on the Higher Education Act
 
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As Congress wrestles with the long-overdue reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, it turns out there is plenty of common ground to be found, writes Frederick Hess.
 
 
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Evaluating the Senate Finance Committee proposal to restructure Medicare Part D
 
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This proposal is a well-intentioned effort to improve the incentive structure of the Part D program and protect seniors from rising out-of-pocket burdens. However, these reforms introduce a number of important trade-offs that in some cases may challenge the stated policy goal, explain Scott Gottlieb and Benedic Ippolito.
 
 
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$700 billion: The cost to consumers if the government regulates Google
 
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How would the tech industry look if it were more regulated? It would become something billions of people around the world are saying they do not like, writes Mark Jamison.
 
 
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Hey, college graduates: Don’t dismiss rural America
 
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Samuel Abrams says that you don’t have to live in a big city to succeed economically and socially.
 
 
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What is going on in Hong Kong? Is this the next Tiananmen?
 
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How long will Beijing tolerate democratic rumblings from Hong Kong without a major crackdown? Could this be the next Tiananmen? Hong Kong expert Gordon Chang joined Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen to explain what’s going on.
 
 
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Faces of policy: The opioid crisis
 
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"Faces of Policy" is a docuseries produced by the American Enterprise Institute, in which our scholars listen to individuals whose lives are most affected by the research fields they study and the policies they advocate. In the inaugural series, Dr. Sally Satel interviews former opioid addicts about the factors that led to their addiction, what steps helped them overcome it, and the tangible impact different proposed policies would have on their lives.
 
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