NEXT WEEK: Watch CTP Director Fred Kagan speak to Spirit of America about the state of Russia's invasion and the importance of US support for Ukraine on May 2 from 12:00-12:30!

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

See my review of Brad Wilcox's book here: christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/februa…

'Passage of the supplemental spending bills’ support for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, suggests a different future is possible—one more conducive to our country’s interests.'

By my AEI colleague Kori Schake 🌻🇺🇦 @kschake.bsky.social.

aei.org/uncategorized/…

Production of smartphones and consumer electronics would be disrupted in the event of a crisis in east Asia, an ever looming fear.

The Chips Act is giving the US ground to manage shocks, writes AEI's Chris Miller.
ft.com/content/267561…

In the wake of China’s economically disastrous zero-COVID policy, there is now the clearest of evidence that the Chinese housing and credit bubble has burst.

Analysis from AEI’s Desmond Lachman.
thehill.com/opinion/financ…

'Spooked by disruption, candidates give in to the temptations of industrial policy and protectionism.'

-AEI's Glenn Hubbard on both sides' current fixation on industrial policy and the need to reintroduce economic growth back into the political agenda.

wsj.com/articles/put-g…

'Passage of the supplemental spending bills’ support for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, suggests a different future is possible—one more conducive to our country’s interests.'

Kori Schake 🌻🇺🇦 @kschake.bsky.social praises Speaker Johnson's push for a new Republican internationalism aei.org/uncategorized/…

A mostly peaceful podcast with Jonah Goldberg:
- Polls and complaints about polling,
- The last refuge of the scoundrel,
- Mr. Speaker goes to Florida.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hil…

Just added to UnderstandingCongress.org: Mike Gallagher's diagnosis of what ills the House of Representatives.

understandingcongress.org/2024/04/24/how…

In the most recent New York Times/Siena poll, Biden’s margin over Trump among Hispanics is 9pp, down from 23pp in 2020. Ruy Teixeira American Enterprise Institute notes that Biden leads by just 1pp among working-class Hispanics who make up 78% of Hispanic voters.

edwardconard.com/macro-roundup/…

31 Congressmembers opposed aid that is creating good jobs for the communities they represent while stopping Russian forces massacring innocent Ukrainian men, women and children.

Marc Thiessen 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦🇹🇼🇮🇱 on who voted against Ukraine aid benefiting their constituents washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

AEI's Michael R. Strain:

“On the surface, today’s GDP report suggests the economy is weak. But look under the hood and that isn’t the case. Consumer spending was strong... too strong. Core inflation grew at a 3.7% annual rate in the first quarter. Inflation has not been tamed.”

NEW🎙️ #WTH Our 250th episode LIVE 🎉 - Biden vs Trump. The rematch no one wants. Who wins? How? Analysis and predictions. 👀

The ⁦Cook Political Report’s ⁩ ⁦Amy Walter⁩ & our very own ⁦Matthew Continetti join us. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wha…

Delicious piece by Philip Wallach. 'Sybaritic husks,' 'vanguard of the proletariat,' and 'kittenishly'---all deployed in his evisceration of Anton's and Deneen's dreams of a post-liberal elite.

nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/…

My thoughts on the death spiral the Air Force is in: defensenews.com/air/2024/04/23…

Chad kicking the US out is a mostly symbolic negotiation tactic given only a handful of trainers are there & negotiations are expected. However, it may signal a larger anti-Western shift that would impact the 1,000-strong French contingent and create opportunities for Russia. 1/5