For those who say that the Columbia University protests are calling for peace, take a look.

Could the GOP prevent a tax increase w/o adding to the deficit nxt yr when faced with expirations of many TCJA provisions? That's the question asked by Alex Brill in his latest piece. Check out the most clicked link in our newsletter today! aei.org/op-eds/navigat…

Mon, May 13: Join AEI's Andrew G. Biggs Alex Brill & @SitaSlavov for a conference on Federal Debt: The Baseline and Options for Reform Featuring experts from Penn Wharton Budget Model, The Brookings Institution, Burch Center for Tax Policy & Public Finance, Bipartisan Policy Center, & more aei.org/events/federal…

Don’t get excited about the prospects of a corporate rate cut. Get worried about the risk of more tariffs. My latest: aei.org/economics/trum…

“Secretly inflating prices” “powerful forces that often escape attention”, “the arsonist and firefighter”… sensational reporting from NYT. I think the reality is far less intriguing. PBMs negotiate for their clients to get lower net prices. And they get paid.

Here is a brand new Cato Institute Research Brief on Alex Brill, Brian Miller, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., and my work on the implications of cannabis legalization for the US federal budget. I await your comments and criticisms! cato.org/research-brief…

“Exempting tips from the income tax would violate three important principles of tax policy: equity, efficiency, and simplicity.” - AEI’s Alex Brill, Stan Veuger, & Kyle Pomerleau break down recent tip exemption proposals. aei.org/economics/a-ti…

Here is Alex Brill, Kyle Pomerleau, and my analysis of the Harris and Trump Child Tax Credit proposals for Tax Notes taxnotes.com/tax-notes-fede…

Here is Alex Brill's, Kyle Pomerleau's, and my analysis of Trump's proposal to exempt overtime earnings from taxation aei.org/economics/over…

From AEI's Kyle Pomerleau, Stan Veuger, and Alex Brill: Trump's overtime income tax break proposal: not illogical, just costly and complicated. aei.org/economics/over…

What is Oregon's Measure 118? Oregon's attempt to impose a 3% gross receipts tax on corporations with revenues above $25 million could burden households, distort supply chains, and drive up healthcare costs, according to AEI's Alex Brill aei.org/economics/oreg…

Like any other tax policy, the Child Tax Credit involves inherent tradeoffs. AEI's Alex Brill argues that any CTC reform should balance the tradeoffs related to the credit's overall cost, effect on work incentives, and impact on child poverty. aei.org/economics/the-…

Expect significant economic growth from this one provision in particular in the One Big Beautiful Bill, as Alex Brill and I point out in this piece. Advancing American Freedom Joel Griffith realclearmarkets.com/articles/2025/…