This series animates succinct policy explanations from various talks, podcasts, and presentations given by policy experts. These videos explain first principles and real world examples in a way that are easy to understand and share with your friends.
As the United States faces potential long-term labor shortages from an aging population and declining birth rates, it becomes ever more important to combat age discrimination in the form of subtle language used in job ads so that we may fully leverage the experience and skills of older Americans in the workforce.
Only by remaining true to the nature of our open society can the United States succeed in protecting the integrity and security of its research and innovation. Stopping malign actors from countries such as the People’s Republic of China requires targeted solutions informed by data on risk, not shutting down open science.
Teachers’ unions wield substantial power in education policy by effectively blocking reforms while also demonstrating significant political influence in school elections.
The rise of teachers’ unions’ political power in the United States can be traced back to the adoption of public sector labor laws in the 1960s and 1970s, which encouraged the unions to mobilize teachers to shape education policy.
Homelessness in California continues to worsen despite more money being spent on the problem each year, because state policies have misdiagnosed the issue.
China’s use of global sharp power has placed the United States in a very different kind of superpower competition than it was with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Peter Berkowitz provides historical examples that emphasize how the American form of government has played a role in ensuring the rights and freedoms of all peoples.
Elizabeth Economy explains how a shift in understanding China’s intentions and capabilities has led to a rethink and a reset of American foreign policy.
State and local governments are claiming that they’re running balanced budgets, when in reality they’re relying on future investment returns to pay for pension benefits to retirees.
