As COVID-19 vaccines enter circulation across the globe, a vigorous debate over patent protection has erupted at the WTO, which governs international intellectual property (IP) protections, among other things. | Continue reading
Leah Brooks explains why the rise in citizen influence on infrastructure projects has caused building costs to dramatically increase in the United States since the late 1960s. | Continue reading
Is there such a thing as “too much democracy?” Garett Jones explains why it may be wiser to reduce the role of democratic features for the efficiency of our government. | Continue reading
Building the equivalent of today’s iPhone in 1991 would have cost at least $51 million — with $540,000 in cameras — a testament to the progress of American technology and innovation in the past 30 years. | Continue reading
The AEI Nowcast uses daily data on foot traffic and Covid-19 cases to measure economic activity trends as cities recover from the impact of the coronavirus. | Continue reading
In the aftermath of the Middlebury affair and the attendant publicity citing the SPLC’s allegations that I am a white nationalist, white supremacist, racist, and sexist, people who wonder whether these allegations have any basis need to know what I have to say about them. What fo … | Continue reading
How entrenched are America’s biggest tech companies — will they remain dominant 10 or 20 years into the future? In the meantime, how should these companies handle concerns surrounding data privacy or controversies regarding content moderation? And how likely is China to surpass A … | Continue reading
This report provides a road map for navigating through the current COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It outlines specific directions for adapting our public-health strategy as we limit the epidemic spread of COVID-19. | Continue reading
The table above is based on some of the items in the list “For every 100 girls….” that I featured last April on CD here. The list was originally created by Tom Mortenson in 2011 and I updated the list earlier this year with Tom’s permission. Special thanks to Gale Pooley for help … | Continue reading