What’s ahead for the U.S. economy in 2020, punting Texas v. U.S. to the lower courts, and reflections on a tumultuous decade for the world.
| A bigger foreign policy mess than anyone could have predicted The 2010s saw dictatorships become more restrictive and repressive, a weakening and fraying West, and the rise of disruptive technologies, among many other alarming trends. Thomas Wright argues that the world is going into the new decade with nearly every region around the world in a worse state than 10 years ago. Read more |
| The harms of remanding Texas v. US to the lower court In the Texas v. U.S. lawsuit, Texas and several other states argued that the entire Affordable Care Act should be invalidated. With the Fifth Circuit Court essentially punting on the case last month, Christen Linke Young explains how the decision will impact stakeholders in the health care industry. Read more |
| Listen: The top economic issues in 2020 In the first episode of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast of the new year, Stephanie Aaronson and Louise Sheiner discuss the biggest economic issues in the coming year and beyond, including the state of the U.S. economy and the federal debt. Listen to the podcast |
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