Over the past few years, a new approach to investment has infiltrated Wall Street and turned the financial sector upside down. The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) movement deviates earnings from capital and labor to support the environmental and social concerns of a self-appointed elite. Ending ESG Investing and Restoring the Economic Enlightenment, a new […]

As birth rates decline and populations age throughout the developed world, a growing number of elderly people will rely on a shrinking workforce to support them. With the US moving toward trends observed in other advanced economies and birth rates falling more rapidly than expected, these new demographic realities require an examination of what countries […]

Contemporary rural-urban divisions in America stem from long-term demographic, economic, technological, and social factors. To examine these trends, AEI’s Brent Orrell and Tony Pipa of the Brookings Institution host an ongoing series of “On the Front Porch” conversations with authors of recent research on issues facing rural America. On July 8, Mr. Orrell and Mr. […]

As the 2024 presidential election heats up, health care issues have largely taken a back seat in the public eye, and the next four years mark a major turning point for a wide range of health policies. The next administration will have to strengthen the Medicare program, address Affordable Care Act–exchange insurance subsidies, enforce price […]