Policy Briefs

Terry Anderson debunks the idea that prosperity and environmentalism are at odds.

Bjorn Lomborg explains why innovation matters more than good intentions to overcoming the effects of climate change. 

John Cogan explains the necessary conditions for achieving sustained economic prosperity.

Michael Auslin explains why we cannot accept what the government of China says at face value.

Victor Davis Hanson discusses the need for a fundamental shift in how we define and compensate workers for essential jobs.

No matter their origin, Americans are unified by their ability and desire to improve their lives.

America must rebuff China’s covert, coercive, and corrupting efforts to gain cultural and informational influence in the United States.

Nuclear power has an energy density advantage over every other method of generating electricity.

More patient control over health care spending will lead to more price visibility and lower costs.

To raise necessary revenue with minimal damage to the economy, we should lower marginal rates, broaden the base, and simplify the tax code.

In spite of systematic gender discrimination at every level, Iranian women have continued their fight for inclusivity.

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.

A well-designed constitution protects individual freedoms by preventing the abuse of power by the government.

Entitlement programs fulfill an important humanitarian goal, but they need to be weighed against the trade-offs they impose on the return to work.