Americans have been given a false choice between “America First” retrenchment and global engagement, argue Robert Kagan and former Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Instead, they propose a new approach to American foreign policy that promotes stability and prosperity at home and around the world.
At the outset of 2019, the U.S. economy enjoys a historically low unemployment rate and strong momentum, but there are a number of storm clouds on the horizon. From near-term issues like interest rate hikes and tax policy to longer-term questions of productivity and income inequality, David Wessel discusses the critical economic issues to pay attention to this year in a new episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast.
Elizabeth Mann Levesque describes the oversight and pressure tactics that the new Democratic House majority might deploy in order to address several actions Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has taken to roll back federal regulations over the past two years.
Great piece by Jason Segedy, argues that outcries over gentrification obscure the far bigger issues of neighborhood decline and concentrated poverty. (@jvey1)
Excellent Bob Rubin New York Times piece arguing U.S.-China collaboration is imperative for meeting the “two threats to life on earth as we know it: nuclear weapons and climate change.” (@tsterndc)
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