State of the union

Sunday, May 19, 2013

When it comes to alternative accreditation, the ‘who’ matters just as much as the ‘how’

Andrew P. Kelly | February 22, 2013, 4:25 pm

As I discussed last week, the president left the intriguing higher education news to the SOTU fact sheet. He called on Congress to create a “new alternative system of accreditation that would provide pathways for higher education models and colleges … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Elections

A simple way to help more Americans exercise their right to vote

Henrik Temp | February 19, 2013, 3:39 pm

During his recent State of the Union address, President Obama decried the phenomenon of extremely long voting lines, saying: When any American — no matter where they live or what their party — are denied that right [to vote] because … read more >

Image Credit: Barack Obama Flickr stream

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

SOTU, the economy, and immigration: What you may have missed in the polls

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | February 15, 2013, 10:24 am

SOTU Roundup: Gallup points out that presidents rarely gain in popularity from their SOTU addresses. Obama averaged a 1 percentage point gain in his first three. Nielsen reported that the president’s audience was 33.5 million, the smallest SOTU audience of … read more >

Economics, U.S. Economy

Raising the minimum wage is the wrong policy for a labor market in crisis

Michael R. Strain | February 14, 2013, 11:56 am

In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for increasing the federal minimum wage by a little over 24%. This is the wrong policy at the wrong time. Raising the minimum wage will make it more costly for … read more >

Pethokoukis, Economics, Taxes and Spending

What the Earth-2 Obama said in his State of the Union speech

James Pethokoukis | February 13, 2013, 11:28 am

In some alternate reality, President Obama’s State of the Union speech argued for cutting the corporate tax rate to the 25% OECD average, phasing out capital gains taxes on long-term investments, immediate action to attract more high-skilled and entrepreneur immigrants, … read more >

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Society and Culture, Education

Obama on higher education: Déjà vu except in the notes

Andrew P. Kelly | February 13, 2013, 9:59 am

President Obama’s speech said nothing new about higher education. But like most law professors, he buried the real substance in the footnotes. In last year’s State of the Union, the president had his “Stephen Colbert” moment on higher education: He … read more >

U.S. President Barack Obama, who won a second term in office by defeating Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, waves as he addresses supporters during his election night victory rally in Chicago, November 7, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Politics and Public Opinion, The Presidency

Scholars respond to the State of the Union

Brittany French | February 13, 2013, 6:00 am

In a State of the Union address last night that covered everything from health care reform to education, climate change to gun control legislation, President Obama laid out his extremely ambitious liberal agenda that has many wondering just how in … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Ask the scholars: State of the Union

Sofiya Mahdi | February 12, 2013, 4:00 pm

Video interviews of AEI’s experts discussing what will–and should–come up in President Obama’s State of the Union address. read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy, Defense

The State of the Union, Obama style

Danielle Pletka | February 12, 2013, 3:19 pm

The press is reporting that tonight’s State of the Union will be light on defense and national security. Shocking. Indeed, the president is likely to spare little breath for previous commitments to extend free trade, prioritize victory in Afghanistan, roll … read more >

President Obama addresses a special joint session of Congress

Politics and Public Opinion, The Presidency

All of Obama’s first-term SOTU addresses in one word cloud

Henrik Temp | February 12, 2013, 12:05 pm

We’re big fans of Wordle’s word cloud generator here at AEIdeas. With President Obama’s State of the Union address tonight, I thought it would be fun to put the transcript of each of his first four SOTU speeches into one … read more >

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