Recent polls about the 2024 presidential election have found lagging enthusiasm among the nation's young voters. In a new series, scholars explore some of the reasons why.
In the first installment, William Galston writes "like a majority of Americans, young adults care most about the economy. They think it’s in bad shape, and they blame President Biden."
In the second, E.J. Dionne says the Biden campaign should not panic over unfavorable polls, but it should be worried — and act on that worry.
Corrupt regimes around the world threaten global democracy and security. On this episode of The Current, Norman Eisen, senior fellow in Governance Studies and chair of the newly launched global Anti-Corruption, Democracy, and Security (ACDS) project at Brookings, talks about the project and explains why fighting corruption and promoting good governance are key to strengthening democracy and security.
In November, Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow in Governance Studies and director of the Center for Technology Innovation, testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Her testimony outlined how artificial intelligence can be employed to improve the state of the communications infrastructure in the United States.
As diagnosed mental health conditions are increasingly prevalent, the use of mental health applications has been on the rise, making mental health services more accessible. However, these apps generate massive amounts of sensitive personal data. Technology companies must work to ensure their privacy policies are comprehensible to the average user and be held to similar standards as traditional health providers, urge Eugenie Park and Darrell West.
Don’t knock the economic value of majoring in the liberal arts. The share of humanities degrees out of all bachelor’s degrees continues to fall. But majoring in the liberal arts is still well worth the price, Dick Startz argues.
U.S. quantum leadership may hinge on public perceptions. Formal education and general literacy initiatives to foster public awareness about quantum computing are crucial to ensure its responsible development and deployment, Joseph B. Keller emphasizes.
More transparent admissions standards can help students transfer to highly selective colleges. When highly selective colleges clearly communicate a guaranteed admissions pathway for community college students, transfers and subsequent bachelor’s degree completion increase, Lena Shi notes.
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