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[PPI @ppi]

Winning elections and governing well require very different skills.

Writing in @thehill, @Will_PPI argues President Trump has mastered the first but not the second.

His tariffs, inflation record, and Iran war are hurting working Americans, and voters have noticed. https://t.co/ZN7VAXlLtS

[PPI @ppi]

Easing sanctions on Russia has not lowered what Americans pay for diesel.

In this week’s edition of Trade Fact, PPI’s @EBGresser shows prices barely moved after the administration’s October 9 waiver and argues pressure should fall on Russia as the invader, not on Ukraine. https://t.co/lGTY6vNHNr

[Preston Cooper @PrestonCooper93]

I appreciate this point from Bruno Manno of @ppi that the Do No Harm test will help direct students to certificate programs with better outcomes--strengthening the value of the trade-school pathway.

[PPI @ppi]

The transatlantic relationship is changing for good.

In new reflections from Warsaw, PPI’s Danielle Steitz and @tamarjacoby explain why there will be no return to the old status quo and why Europe’s most urgent need is now a truly collective defense. https://t.co/bnseeZ7e1g

[PPI @ppi]

Strong transatlantic partnerships are essential to American security and democratic resilience.

PPI was proud to lead a congressional delegation with Reps. @jahimes and @RepJasonCrow to the Warsaw Security Forum to discuss NATO, Ukraine, and the future of U.S.-European ties.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Supreme Court may strike down school policies that limit Asian students https://t.co/K9qnnvt92A

[PPI @ppi]

Bipartisan permitting reform is a rare chance to build the power plants and transmission lines America needs.

PPI’s Neel Brown warns that rejecting this deal for a better one later could repeat Democrats’ 1974 mistake on health care policy and stall reform for decades. https://t.co/PcEGqgneIa

[PPI @ppi]

Tariffs and the war with Iran have pushed the farm economy into crisis.

PPI’s @EBGresser shows how higher costs, lost exports, and soaring diesel prices are squeezing farmers.

He urges repealing tariffs, mending ties with Canada and Mexico, and passing a farm bill. https://t.co/YE2sWboyYP

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

Britain is weighing a problem the U.S. must address: The gap between school and work. Apprenticeship degrees are one solution.

https://t.co/7hkZOnExt9

[John Berlau @jberlau]

Thanks for having me on this panel on to discuss the work of my @ceidotorg colleagues & I on prediction markets’ benefits. I so enjoyed the discussion on this innovation & the right regulatory policy to govern it!

[PPI @ppi]

The administration’s tariffs are falling short of their own stated goals.

In this week’s edition of Trade Fact, PPI’s @EBGresser finds the goods trade deficit hit $136.6 billion in August, 50% above the Biden-era average. https://t.co/fgYPxE5dPR

[PPI @ppi]

“[Prediction markets are] an excellent tool for hedging for small businesses.”

@jberlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute noted that, like commodities markets, event contracts let small firms manage risks that once required costly derivatives only big firms could afford.

[PPI @ppi]

Prediction markets matter well beyond sports.

This morning, PPI’s @MichaelMandel, @ceidotorg’s @jberlau, and Dartmouth’s Eric Zitzewitz explored how non-sports prediction markets can help small businesses hedge risk, workers plan careers, and policymakers see what’s ahead.

[PPI @ppi]

“[Prediction markets] have a really strong track record of being unbiased and performing better than other forecasts.”

Dartmouth’s Eric Zitzewitz shared research finding no partisan bias in election markets and showing that markets beat polls, analysts, and weather forecasts.

[PPI @ppi]

America’s schools test students on math and reading but rarely on whether they understand liberal democracy.

In @monthly, PPI’s @RickKahlenberg and Lief Lin offer a plan to fix that. https://t.co/FJBq2Dvrfi

[The Concord Coalition @ConcordC]

@BudgetBen of @PPI on #FacingTheFuture: fixing our fiscal math would take 4% real GDP growth every year, forever.

Even an AI boom as big as the 90s internet boom "would not be enough" to get us there.

Watch here: https://t.co/2enyWeGEvU

[Washington Monthly @monthly]

Schools are failing to teach students the advantages of liberal democracy—and the dangers of what could replace it. @RickKahlenberg

https://t.co/Xo2feR51Nz

[PPI @ppi]

Prediction markets are about far more than sports.

On October 14, PPI’s @MichaelMandel, CEI’s @jberlau, and Dartmouth’s Eric Zitzewitz will discuss their real-world economic and policy uses and the smart guardrails they need.

Register to attend: https://t.co/gySjtFE5IR

[PPI @ppi]

Shutdowns and runaway debt show Congress’s budget process is broken.

@BudgetBen says the Blue Dogs’ Congressional Budget Reform Act is “a good first step to modernize the budget process and push Congress to manage federal finances more responsibly.” https://t.co/xwsqXDg5R4

[Blue Dog Coalition @HouseBlueDogs]

Congress hasn’t passed a budget on time since 1996. Today, shutdowns and last-minute packages are routine, and the debt is at $40T.

That's why we're introducing the Congressional Budget Reform Act to restore fiscal responsibility and add guardrails to our broken budget process.