The reactions to the DOE Climate Working Group (CWG) report released last week have been just as interesting as the report itself. The degree of vitriol and freak-out by activist climate scientists ...

As these AI tools continue to evolve, economists and policy analysts who master prompt engineering and integrate these technologies into their workflows will find themselves better equipped to tackle ...

A recent study put to the test an idea that has become increasingly influential over the past decade: To help kids thrive, one of the best things you can do is to give their parents cash with no ...

For decades, conventional wisdom has held that the trajectory of American family life is heading in one direction: towards the abolition of marriage as the stable anchor of family life and a more ...

The legislation to rescind $1.1 billion for the public media system means that the CPB is essentially an empty shell. The fact that the system has alienated a large swathe of the country is the ...

Steve Jobs once likened computers to “bicycles for the mind,” tools that amplify human mental capabilities. A new NBER working paper redeploys that famous metaphor to make a compelling argument about ...

Last week, President Trump said he is considering a proposal to exempt from tax all gains from the sale of a homeowner’s primary residence. While there are some sound policy arguments in favor ...

The digitization of practically everything makes modernization of the US statistical system—including improvements to data collection and measurement and investment in statistical agencies—imperative.

How Generative AI’s Impact on Learning Curves Will Reshape the Workplace Generative AI (GenAI) is set to reshape the workforce, redefining career pathways and talent development. However, despite ...

Yesterday, as rumored, President Emmanuel Macron of France announced that he would recognize a Palestinian state. “We,” he wrote on X, “will win the peace.” Every word but “the” in that statement is a ...