Demographics | AEIdeas

Monday, May 20, 2013

America’s unstable families

James Pethokoukis | May 14, 2013, 1:19 pm

Many disturbing demographic facts from this Council on Foreign Relations blog post. The US has a working men problem (the labor force participation rate for US men is lower than their counterparts in nearly every European country) and an education problem … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

The GOP’s electoral collapse is postponed

Charles Murray | February 8, 2013, 1:32 pm

The changing ethnic makeup of the electorate spells doom for the GOP unless it can figure out a way to appeal to minorities, right? Everybody knows that. I thought I knew it too, and so, as part of the book … read more >

Carpe Diem

Interactive map and chart: new, common 4-year state high school graduation rates by race and ethnicity, 2010-2011

Mark J. Perry | December 2, 2012, 8:44 pm

Powered by Tableau The interactive map and chart above shows four-year state high school graduation rates by race and ethnicity for the 2010-2011 school year, based on new data just released by the Department of Education. What makes these 2010-2011 … read more >

Image credit: Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival (Flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Politics and Public Opinion

2 quick thoughts re: Asians and the GOP

Andrew Biggs | November 26, 2012, 1:05 pm

Editor’s note: This post is in response to Charles Murray’s post here. First, while Asians didn’t come to America to avoid discrimination, many found discrimination when they arrived here. That might have pushed them toward liberalism. A test of this: … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Why aren’t Asians Republicans?

Charles Murray | November 26, 2012, 9:55 am

Something has happened to define conservatism in the minds of Asians as deeply unattractive, despite all the reasons that should naturally lead them to vote for a party that is identified with liberty, opportunity to get ahead, and economic growth. I propose that the explanation is simple. read more >

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Economics, Society and Culture, Education

Banter #72: A nation of takers

Stuart James | October 11, 2012, 2:53 pm

In the latest episode of the Banter Podcast, AEI Scholar Nick Eberstadt sits down to discuss his new book, Nation of Takers, and talk all things entitlements – how the government’s role has changed, how large entitlements have grown, and how … read more >

Carpe Diem

Shifting demographics may explain the ‘hollowing out’ of the middle class

Mark J. Perry | August 30, 2012, 3:29 pm

In a post earlier this week, I featured a recent Pew Research Center report that presented data on the changing distribution of income in the U.S. between 1971 and 2011. In 1971, Pew calculated that 25% of U.S. adults were … read more >

Economics, Pethokoukis

More on the impact of government social insurance schemes and fertility

James Pethokoukis | June 14, 2012, 10:05 am

Just a quick followup to yesterday’s post Ed Yardeni, whom I quote in the piece, adds this bit: Yesterday, I postulated that the drop in fertility rates around the world below the replacement rate might be attributable to the rise of … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Asia

Japan’s looming crash

Michael Auslin | January 19, 2012, 11:08 am

While Japan’s economy continues to sputter along, its demography is falling off a cliff. By 2050, nearly 20 percent of the population will disappear, down to 101 million from today’s 127 million. The country has had decades to prepare for … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

AEI Debate Prep: Europe’s fundamental long-term deficit isn’t measured in euros; it’s measured in babies

Nicholas Eberstadt | October 31, 2011, 5:29 pm

This post is part of an ongoing series preparing for the AEI/CNN/Heritage National Security & Foreign Policy GOP presidential debate on November 22nd. See the rest of the posts here. Last week’s Eurozone pact—which was intended to forestall contagion of … read more >

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