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President Obama Presents His Budget Plan
In his first address to a joint session of Congress last night, President Barack Obama sketched his administration's fiscal priorities beyond the immediate priorities of bank rescues and economic stimulus. Although he gave a nod to deficit reduction, Obama laid out major spending initiatives in energy, health care, and education. On energy, he proposed to double the country's supply of renewable energy in three years and hard caps on carbon emissions. He offered "an historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform" and a plan for "a cure for cancer in our time." Obama audaciously called on "every American to commit to at least one year or more of higher education or career training. . . . every American will need to get more than a high school diploma." AEI scholars will be examining the substance of the president's proposals, but they are also writing about the challenges the new political landscape poses for Republicans and conservatives.
- AEI scholars assessed at a January event what President Obama was likely to propose in his message to Congress.
- Norman J. Ornstein assessed Obama's promises in the light of fiscal reality: "Can he . . . reconcile massive spending today with the need for fiscal discipline tomorrow and somehow conquer the dysfunction that still permeates the political system?"
- Charles Murray takes on the notion of "college for everyone" in his latest book.
- Henry Olsen has written about the road ahead for the Republicans as they rebuild their coalition.
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Latest Books
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Tax Policy Lessons from the 2000s
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| Edited by Alan D. Viard |
| Posted: Friday, January 23, 2009 |
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Pharmaceutical Price Regulation (forthcoming)
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| Public Perceptions, Economic Realities, and Empirical Evidence |
| By Joseph H. Golec, John A. Vernon |
| Posted: Friday, December 19, 2008 |
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When Altruism Isn't Enough
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| The Case for Compensating Kidney Donors |
| Edited by Sally Satel, M.D. |
| Posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2008 |
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A Primer on "Card Check"
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In the latest installment of AEI's On the Issues series, labor lawyer Thomas P. Gies goes inside the Employee Free Choice Act to explore how "card check" legislation would change the rules for collective bargaining. It would eliminate the long-standing secret ballot in union authorization elections, force mandatory arbitration of contracts, and infringe on employers' First Amendment rights. The ultimate effect will be to hobble to American economy when it least needs it. [Read more.] |
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National Security Outlook
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In the January issue of National Security Outlook, Gary J. Schmitt debunks the myth of the Bush "imperial" presidency. Bush could have been more skillful in making the case for his policies and in his dealings with Congress, Schmitt says, but he did not exceed his authority.
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