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We lack a straightforward, stable baseline for cross-race comparisons, writes AEI’s @SeanTrende on the risks of overinterpreting early voting. pollvault.substack.com/p/for…
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Around the world, data centre operators are asking whether guards and high fences provide sufficient security. Long-range missiles are cheaper than ever. Drones are proliferating, writes AEI’s @crmiller1 ft.com/content/15a049f3-b62e…
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.@kpomerleau: "Some lawmakers have suggested eliminating the payroll tax cap to help close the" Social Security funding gap. "This would raise revenue, but it would push top marginal tax rates on wages to over 60 percent in some states." aei.org/economics/uncapping-…
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NEW | Ukrainian forces continue to face in-motion speed restrictions to SpaceX’s low-earth orbit satellite communication technology (Starlink and Starshield) that limit Ukraine’s ability to counter Russian piston engine-driven and jet-powered strike drones. Ukrainian Presidential Advisor on Defense Technologies Serhiy “Flash” Beskrestnov stated on October 19 that the 160 kilometers per hour (around 100 miles per hour) in-motion speed restrictions to Ukraine’s satellite internet service as part of the Starshield package remain in place. Beskrestnov emphasized that the Starshield in-motion speed restrictions disrupt data transmission to Ukrainian drones used to intercept Russian piston engine-driven Geran drones since the helicopters fly faster than 160 kilometers per hour. Ukrainian forces continue to publish further details about Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi – a counteroffensive operation that fundamentally disrupted the Russian campaign for Donetsk Oblast by defeating the northern pincer that the Russian military intended to use to encircle the Fortress Belt from the north. Senior Kremlin officials reaffirmed Russian support for Iran and explicitly defined the United States as Russia’s long-term adversary, despite the recent unilateral US concession to Moscow – offering Russia a diesel export waiver.
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The National Bureau of Statistics today announced China’s real GDP growth at 4.5% for the third quarter and 4.6% for the first three quarters, both year-over-year changes. That growth figure is unlikely to be accurate, writes AEI’s @DerekScissors1 aei.org/foreign-and-defense-…
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.@AEI senior fellow Kevin Kosar (@kevinrkosar) discusses what he sees as structural deficiencies that affect the performance of Congress and how to improve it. Watch live: tinyurl.com/bdvc7jx9
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“AEI has identified 38 colleges and programs that have since cut their published prices or announced they are boosting scholarships and discounts.” Read The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board feature on AEI’s @PrestonCooper93's new tracker. wsj.com/opinion/university-m…
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Voters had the sense that President Biden’s policies were leading to higher prices, and voters have the sense that President Trump’s policies are leading to higher prices now. In both cases, I think voters made the right judgment, says AEI’s @MichaelRStrain nytimes.com/2026/10/18/busin…
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NEW | The Houthis are adopting new tactics to bypass Saudi air defenses, including launching various munitions at Saudi targets simultaneously and targeting locations without air defense coverage, according to an unspecified senior US official briefed on Saudi air defense efforts speaking to the Wall Street Journal on October 18. The Houthis’ strike tactics against Saudi Arabia demonstrate how Iran and the Axis of Resistance are learning and sharing tactics to more effectively bypass adversary air defenses. This does not necessarily mean that the Houthis learned these tactics from Iran, however. The Houthis are deploying reinforcements to Taiz Governorate, likely to try to break Yemeni government defenses surrounding Taiz City. The Houthis have attempted to make multiple advances near the city in recent days, but Yemeni government-aligned forces have largely repelled these advances.
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AEI senior fellow @ScottGottliebMD joins CNBC ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the FDA’s new Rare Disease Framework Initiative and its guidance for developing drugs for unmet patient needs.
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There’s not a good terrestrial replacement for space, for the kind of things they’re doing, because you need to be able to communicate over such long distances. Their next best hope would actually be Amazon Leo, says AEI’s @ToddHarrisonDC to @politico politico.com/newsletters/nat…
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Future governments should learn what at this point should be an obvious lesson: the American people really hate inflation, writes AEI’s @MichaelRStrain ft.com/content/a0a143ac-6a48…
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Colleges in the top 5% of tuition hikes have to submit explanations to the Education Dept. Those explanations were made accessible to the public this year. Some highlights in my latest Substack:
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Want the world to be more affordable? Follow Volcker and Reagan. Tighten credit until inflation is below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target. Cut spending, taxes and regulations and grow the supply of goods and services. Restore deterrence and freedom of navigation in the Middle East. And remain steadfast in the face of economic and political trouble. My column this week @WSJFreeEx wsj.com/opinion/free-express…
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A new paper from AEI’s @kpomerleau sheds light on the types of firm behaviors that may cause legislators to take action, the actions legislators might take, and views on appropriate tax rates, corporate tax incidence, and preferred sources of tax revenue. aei.org/research-products/jo…
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