Politics aside, the economics are clear: American businesses and workers benefit greatly from America's global reputation as the best place on earth to create, innovate, and build a prosperous life. @JimPethokoukis in @USATODAY: https://t.co/h42vQL4BaT
— AEI Economics (@AEIecon) August 19, 2020
Ahead of President Trump's meeting with Iraqi PM Kadhimi, Ken Pollack took to @thehill to argue that this meeting is an opportunity to begin to put Iraq back on its feet, diminish Iranian influence, & start to bring stability to the Middle East. https://t.co/n5UnOqFX4x
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) August 20, 2020
When the public-health situation warrants it, remote learning is better than nothing. But it’s crucial to appreciate just what a dismal substitute today’s remote learning really is. https://t.co/vUfPT5rZq7
— AEI (@AEI) August 21, 2020
Will federal unemployment taxes rise to pay for additional unemployment benefits? No. And here's why. https://t.co/HX9wk4RIn6
— AEI (@AEI) August 21, 2020
Reducing the tax burden on saving and investment is a laudable goal. However, indexing capital gains for inflation without any other changes is more trouble than it’s worth. https://t.co/aTZmlckXYn
— AEI (@AEI) August 20, 2020
Republicans and Democrats need to split the difference on jobless benefits and aid to states. @RameshPonnuru https://t.co/u0sp1XAxDE
— AEI (@AEI) August 20, 2020
The latest Political Report examines Joe Biden’s and Donald Trump’s prospects two months before the election. https://t.co/6bUiQccovk
— AEI (@AEI) August 27, 2020
Classic liberal internationalism—support for alliances, freedom, democracy, and an open global economy—remains the best option, @AEI's @KoriSchake tells @thomaswright08 https://t.co/lmH39gZdzG
— Democracy Digest (@demdigest) August 28, 2020
Many college students—myself included—had their first day of classes today.
Whether your classes are in-person or online, Brendan Bell and I offer a few reflections for students to keep in mind for the semester ahead. #RHSU https://t.co/A1zR2sUW6K
— Cody Christensen (@SeeChristensen) August 24, 2020
Abolishing #drug #rebates will raise costs for seniors and taxpayers-#Trump executive order revives misguided policy https://t.co/K4CdXcOWkv @joeantos @realclearpolicy @AEI
— Joe Antos (@joeantos) August 24, 2020
"So far, Trump's pandemic unemployment benefit is available in 2 states," by @entrepreneurguy, via @Marketplace.
. https://t.co/9KO8OGbCvR— Michael R. Strain (@MichaelRStrain) August 25, 2020
“The Republican Party didn’t even release a policy platform for its convention. In its place, it put out a bizarre and creepy statement of fealty to President Donald Trump.”@RameshPonnuru and I discuss the GOP convention. https://t.co/A9GK73dUQs @bopinion
— Michael R. Strain (@MichaelRStrain) August 25, 2020
The gap between the Trump administration’s China talk and China walk is large and growing. In 2021, this could become a serious policy problem for the US. In September and October, it could become a political problem for the Trump campaign. https://t.co/XH7UikBgvO
— AEI Foreign Policy (@AEIfdp) August 25, 2020
What would a Biden-Harris win mean for American tech and innovation? @drj_policy https://t.co/5aZ1gIwlww
— AEI (@AEI) August 25, 2020
At the Democratic National Convention, Biden played to his strengths, which recent polls show are considerable. https://t.co/EXWFpg0hfJ
— AEI (@AEI) August 25, 2020
The Donald Trump administration has disregarded Congress in favor of implementing its own inadequate actions, writes Derek Scissors. https://t.co/NEc0HkK4G6
— AEI (@AEI) August 28, 2020
Come January, an energized Democratic Party could be positioned to enact an education agenda inconceivable even just a few years ago. @rickhess99 https://t.co/AXpZH12cW6
— AEI (@AEI) August 24, 2020
In recent years, we have become convinced that the transformation trickles down from the president rather than up from the people. @JonahDispatch https://t.co/I79eFBQvju
— AEI (@AEI) August 24, 2020
The Democratic convention spent four days building up and projecting Joe Biden's empathy, but it's lack of specifics belies the specter of far-left policies in office. @continetti https://t.co/7qceFjhC5A pic.twitter.com/OAvyFVtuHl
— AEI (@AEI) August 24, 2020
Many Americans will learn about the remarkable woman who raised Kamala Harris and her younger sister, Maya. They also deserve to learn the lesson of the community into which Shyamala Gopalan was born, writes @dhume. https://t.co/kQXNWa2nxL
— AEI (@AEI) August 23, 2020
Is the pandemic propping up the DNC? @JimPethokoukis @TheWeek https://t.co/o63yeTQb1a pic.twitter.com/w1ddk3SOSW
— AEI (@AEI) August 21, 2020
The narrative that Donald Trump is manipulating the post office to steal the election is the new Russiagate — a conspiracy theory designed to delegitimize Trump’s victory if he wins. @marcthiessen https://t.co/cHLbzAbIZa
— AEI (@AEI) August 20, 2020
"The more I have thought about my kids' experience over the past year at their elite prep school, the more I wonder whether the racialized madness that has overtaken our country will leave any of us 'fine.'” @NaomiSRiley @Commentary https://t.co/veVnnZCN2i
— AEI (@AEI) August 19, 2020
The left is offering an aggressive critique of capitalism that proponents of free enterprise should aggressively respond to. https://t.co/Qsx6Fqvvfe
— AEI (@AEI) August 19, 2020
Both House Democrats and Senate Republicans will need to use the recess to reset their expectations some, and the administration will need to focus on a few key priorities to help a deal happen. https://t.co/ynZ7GKwrZM
— AEI (@AEI) August 18, 2020
Lower numbers of unemployment insurance claims in recent weeks suggests more people are now remaining in or returning to work. https://t.co/QjbsTVEHIa
— AEI (@AEI) August 17, 2020
Teachers unions shouldn't use school reopening as a bargaining chip to push an agenda that even the Democrats won't endorse. @rickhess99https://t.co/o06cgCKEJG
— AEI (@AEI) August 17, 2020
Few employers are likely to take advantage of the Social Security payroll tax deferral because of the difficulties and risks posed by the repayment of the deferred taxes in 2021. https://t.co/4iaoC3d81s
— AEI (@AEI) August 17, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to suppress the American economy, millions of workers are being forced against their will to think hard about their next move and how to get there. https://t.co/lGliBU7WQb
— AEI (@AEI) August 17, 2020
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy had a plan to reform the @USPS. Politicians and activists used it to spin a fanciful conspiracy theory of jailable offenses and sabotage. https://t.co/GHsu2uKOXr via @davidaditch @DailySignal pic.twitter.com/bBGxoyTp98
— Heritage DataViz (@HeritageDataViz) August 26, 2020
Gerogia's primary was two weeks ago, on August 11. 229,000 people voted in person. There were 3563 new Corona cases on Election Day. Yesterday, there were 2101 new cases. In-person voting can be done safely.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) August 26, 2020
Amazon Smile is discriminating against conservative views and members of Congress want action. https://t.co/aK1plUOANJ via @LRacheldG @DailySignal
— Rob Bluey (@RobertBluey) August 26, 2020
A continuation of lower taxes on business & investment combined with free trade is essential to long-term economic growth. Tax hikes, massive deficits, & government-planned energy sector (a #GreenNewDeal) will cripple our economic well-being. @heritage @squawkcnbc pic.twitter.com/pXTBLhpca3
— Joel Griffith (@joelgriffith) August 25, 2020
Driving up food prices during the pandemic is a really bad idea.
Now there's a protectionist effort that would do just that, hurting American families and especially low-income households.
The Trump Administration needs to reject this cronyism. https://t.co/6JxzD10Tmu
— Daren Bakst (@darenbakst) August 22, 2020
OK so everyone has seen the "viral" photo going around of the piles of mailboxes in Wisconsin being used as evidence that Trump is sabotaging USPS. Problem is, they have been there for years: Hartford Finishing Inc. powder coats and refurbishes the old mailboxes. (1/8) pic.twitter.com/HQpAprWxoK
— Gary He (@garyhe) August 17, 2020
We were forced to chant “death to America” when I was at school in Tehran. Now, the Left chant it in America. https://t.co/1VydmICdLx
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) August 26, 2020
Here's six things you may have heard about the postal service that simply aren't true.https://t.co/Qxw6SIvD6j
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) August 17, 2020
Democracy is alive and well in America @BarackObama
The ones who are threatening democracy are the far Left mobs on the streets of liberal-run cities, who are seeking to bring anarchy, fear, lawlessness and destruction to the US.
Will you condemn them?https://t.co/7JFX7KTC1O— Nile Gardiner (@NileGardiner) August 20, 2020
A typical family of 4 is saving $2900 each year since 2018—thanks to tax cuts
Affordable energy, lower business taxes, and regulatory reforms also yielded near record-low unemployment while pushing household income to an all-time high. @joelgriffith lays out the facts on @newsy pic.twitter.com/agmFHWHPcC
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 29, 2020
Americans Want Peace, Not Portland’s Riots and Perverse Leadership https://t.co/F4HvvAm1qO
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 28, 2020
Policymakers must focus on the human aspect of homelessness—addressing addiction, mental illness, and unemployment—if they want better outcomes. https://t.co/eJBRMHkOSO
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 28, 2020
It's time to #FightForAmerica pic.twitter.com/vpG0e7JahI
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 27, 2020
China's food crisis could get even worse. https://t.co/FZI2exZWqP pic.twitter.com/xgDDk2UiEW
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 27, 2020
Doubling down on #COVID19 deception, China has been making even more dubious claims.
What is Beijing up to—and how can the U.S. push back?
Dean Cheng joined @TreyYingst @foxnewsradio with the answers: pic.twitter.com/h4uXht8QRk
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 27, 2020
Make no mistake: @USPS faces real challenges that require congressional action to solve.
The sooner we stop spreading unfounded rumors, the more likely we will be to reach agreement on solutions: https://t.co/nr9sp0g2EM
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 25, 2020
President Trump has been attacked for pointing out the threat widespread mail-in voting poses to the integrity of our elections.
#VoterFraud is NOT a myth: https://t.co/gFXa16qZIw— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 25, 2020
Mail-in ballots can be stolen from mailboxes and altered or forged—and they subject voters to pressure, coercion, and intimidation by campaign staffers, party activists, and political guns-for-hire
Insights from @hvonspakovsky via @ZackStieber https://t.co/XSw1Fwa2AI
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 24, 2020
“There is the showman Trump and there is the serious foreign policy Trump. We spend way too much time focusing on the showmanship.”
@JJCarafano analyzes President Trump's foreign policy via @JonLemire @AamerISmad: https://t.co/8mJFnhI4lh— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 24, 2020
Taipei's military capabilities compared to Beijing have slipped.
While one military sale won't change that, new F-16v fighters are a step in the right direction—for many reasons. https://t.co/so6EQguD5a
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 24, 2020
This is the time to fight for a nation where freedom and prosperity flourish, where opportunity abounds and where civil society brings out the best in all of us. https://t.co/Ds5mFnxMAJ
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 24, 2020
Snowden should be returned to the U.S. and prosecuted for the criminal actions he's been charged with. In the course of this prosecution, we stand our best chance for getting cooperation to learn what he removed from NSA—and what he did with the secrets https://t.co/ECAj9AEiQX
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 22, 2020
The unwillingness to punish Iran for its violations is an abdication of responsibility on the part of the Security Council and compels the U.S. to force the issue. https://t.co/fksTrtyG2j
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 22, 2020
A majority of crimes committed with guns in the U.S. are carried out by individuals who are already prohibited from owning firearms—not by lawful gun owners
Lawful gun owners are not the problem. https://t.co/hfykfHAxsf
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 21, 2020
Anti-racist Arguments Are Tearing People Apart
What a viral story reveals about contemporary leftist discourse: https://t.co/foE38Fw10t
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 21, 2020
The left's radical climate plan would cost families nearly $8,000 a year.
Watch @joelgriffith explain why these policies are the opposite of progress: pic.twitter.com/RXyYewGFHr
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 20, 2020
As Trump correctly stated Tuesday, problems with all-mail elections are “not a political issue, it’s really about a correct vote.” https://t.co/tz6c8V3EFE
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 20, 2020
The Obama/Biden-era foreign policy was the real “blooper reel.”
The U.S. is stronger after four years of Trump's foreign policy.@JJCarafano pic.twitter.com/tqJtf6xNBN
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 20, 2020
1 in 5 ballots were not counted in NYC’s June primary.
“That is an enormously unacceptable disenfranchisement rate.” More from @HvonSpakovsky via @christacbryant @csmonitor https://t.co/gnfj3Slhr9
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2020
The FBI, DOJ, and CIA were weaponized to attack @realDonaldTrump
WATCH @malcolm_john on @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/DYqhcs6t8J
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2020
DID YOU KNOW: @USPS has $14 BILLION cash on hand—and will be solvent and operational through August 2021 at least.
No, @USPS doesn’t need a bailout for the 2020 election. https://t.co/Ar5cbNxUag
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2020
Americans should insist on their right to vote in-person in their polling places in November—where they can be sure their ballots are safely received and counted
Read @HvonSpakovsky via @feeonline https://t.co/f8WwaYQUCB
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2020
Mail-in ballots are subject to being stolen, altered, and forged—and are dependent on the postal service delivering them in time and to the correct address.@HvonSpakovsky cuts through the left's narrative—via @ThomasCatenacci @DailyCaller https://t.co/RmvuZqafTM
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2020
Yes, we can (and should) vote in person this November. Here's why. pic.twitter.com/EvaJ1joaXz
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2020
The Postal Service faces real challenges that require congressional action to solve.
Yet, while genuine differences exist between the left and the right about how best to address the problems, that’s not an excuse for melodramatic rumor-mongering. https://t.co/SVD7lWrq3l
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 19, 2020
WATCH: @seanhannity highlighted our Election Fraud Database as a clear example of the threat #voterfraud poses to the integrity of our elections. pic.twitter.com/EMfeMHiDWK
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 18, 2020
Masks can help mitigate the spread of COVID-19—but is it a good idea for the government to enforce a national mandate?
Dr. @KL_Pham says NO.
Here's what he says lawmakers should focus on instead: https://t.co/3J0rLcdetS
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 18, 2020
Cutting capital gains taxes could help spur new businesses, increase availability of funds for existing businesses, and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. https://t.co/R52mNMY4vZ
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) August 17, 2020