In a big departure from the norm on federal grants, state and local funds from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) are available for use for several years and come with minimal restrictions. Mark Muro, Eli Byerly Duke, and Joseph Parilla write that this feature makes the ARP more supportive of innovative recovery solutions than past relief packages.
Public opinion on the technology sector has tanked globally, despite the world's increasing dependency on technology during the pandemic. Darrell West discusses the potential policy implications of this declining trust, including support for more regulation, higher taxes for technology firms, and bans on certain applications.
White supremacists have been a leading source of terrorist violence in the United States over the last decade, responsible for 40 plots or attacks from 2011 to 2020. In their new policy brief, Daniel Byman and Mark Pitcavage outline critical weaknesses in the movement that can be used to reduce the threat of white supremacy as a whole.
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