As the nation debates continuing coronavirus stimulus, AEI offers an eye-opening analysis:  Unemployment…
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Images of the Day: Unemployment Claims Plummeted Faster After $600 Checks Expired

As the nation debates continuing coronavirus stimulus, AEI offers an eye-opening analysis:  Unemployment claims plummeted and the employment picture improved much faster after those $600 checks expired, reestablishing that while we always want to help those who cannot help themselves, government payouts can sometimes reduce incentives and ability to return to the workforce.  And this doesn't even reflect remarkably positive employment reports released by the government since the end dates:

 

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November 12, 2020 • 11:57 AM
Defund the Police' and the Damage Done

Defund the Police' and the Damage Done

Now an incoming Democratic administration will include in its ranks the same variety of progressives who have done so much damage in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

The Right to Worship Even in a Pandemic

The Right to Worship Even in a Pandemic

So here we are in the wake of the most contested election in memory, and Trump may be officially declared the loser – even after he won his struggle to stop America's leftward drift.

Dude, Where’s My “Blue Wave?”

Dude, Where’s My “Blue Wave?”

At the Congressional, state legislative and ballot initiative levels, the “Blue Wave” we were promised didn’t even approach the shore.

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The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Jobless Rates

Rachel Greszler, Research Fellow in Economics, Budget and Entitlements at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how states that have given individuals, businesses and schools the freedom to return to most activities with proper safety precautions in place are faring relatively well and how some states are lagging[more]
Harmful Impact of Price Controls for Seniors

Phil Kerpen, President of American Commitment, discusses Commitment to Seniors, his organization's new project to shed light on public policies that harm seniors, how imposing foreign price controls on medicines will have devastating impacts on seniors and innovation, and the regulatory fights that may lie[more]
Health Care Policy: What Voters Want

Timothy Lee, CFIF's Senior Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs, discusses a recent national survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of CFIF that measures health care priorities and demonstrates that voters, across party, overwhelmingly prefer the role of the federal government to be[more]
Protest with Passion, Not Violence

Dr. Charmaine Yoest, Vice President of the Institute for Family, Community and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how Americans want our heritage of peaceful elections protected, the work that must be done to ensure a "more perfect union," and why we as Americans need to reject political[more]
Election Predictions and a Look Forward

William J. Conti, a Partner at Baker & Hostetler, offers his final predictions on next week's elections, the landscape for both parties, and top contenders for 2024[more]
Economic Engagement: The Greatest Weapon Against International Tyranny

Luke Hogg, Foundation Program Coordinator at FreedomWorks, discusses human rights abuses by the Maduro regime in Venezuela, the negative implications for Venezuelans should American corporations be forced to leave, the importance of granting general licenses to American corporations operating in Venezuela to[more]
SCOTUS: Confirmation, Cases and the Constitution

Ilya Shapiro, Director of Cato Institute's Center for Constitutional Studies, discusses the confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, cases pending at the start of the SCOTUS 2020 term and his latest book, "Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America’s Highest Court.&#[more]
Reigning in the Regulatory State

Diane Katz, Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy at Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies and the Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation, discusses how reforming regulation can spur economic growth, why policy decisions provide tangible benefits to easing regulatory[more]
Question of the Week   
Which one of the following U.S. Senators holds the record for going the longest since having missed a vote in the Senate?
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Quote of the Day   
 
"Pelosi is now being forced to try to lead the House with (currently) a 222-205 lead. Republicans appear to be leading in the undecided races in California, Iowa and New York. We will see about the race in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. If these races go as expected, the House will have a 223-212 Democratic majority. That means losing six Democratic seats in 2022 will give Kevin McCarthy…[more]
 
 
—Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House
— Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House
 
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