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1/ In September, the federal debt hit $30 trillion. That's over 100% of GDP—higher than at any point since WWII.
How did we get here? And what might help the U.S. reduce the debt burden to a manageable level?
Our new @rand.org report explores…🧵
How did we get here? And what might help the U.S. reduce the debt burden to a manageable level?
Our new @rand.org report explores…🧵
October 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
1/ In September, the federal debt hit $30 trillion. That's over 100% of GDP—higher than at any point since WWII.
How did we get here? And what might help the U.S. reduce the debt burden to a manageable level?
Our new @rand.org report explores…🧵
How did we get here? And what might help the U.S. reduce the debt burden to a manageable level?
Our new @rand.org report explores…🧵
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📲 Should cell phones be banned in schools?
We asked K–12 students and principals about policies that restrict cell phones during the school day.
Here's what they said…🧵
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We asked K–12 students and principals about policies that restrict cell phones during the school day.
Here's what they said…🧵
bit.ly/4o3IgC9
How Cell Phone Policies Are Playing Out in Schools
Cell phones are overwhelming K–12 schools. Teachers cite constant disruptions in class and administrators worry that cell phones negatively affect academic learning, mental health, and attention spans...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📲 Should cell phones be banned in schools?
We asked K–12 students and principals about policies that restrict cell phones during the school day.
Here's what they said…🧵
bit.ly/4o3IgC9
We asked K–12 students and principals about policies that restrict cell phones during the school day.
Here's what they said…🧵
bit.ly/4o3IgC9
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New report: Building apartments in California is more than twice as expensive as it is in Texas—but not for the reasons you might think.
Here's an overview of why it costs so much to produce multifamily housing in CA and what policymakers can do about it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Here's an overview of why it costs so much to produce multifamily housing in CA and what policymakers can do about it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
The High Cost of Producing Multifamily Housing in California
California is the most expensive state for multifamily housing production and costs vary substantially across metropolitan regions. Policy reforms are needed to reduce production costs and improve hou...
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April 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New report: Building apartments in California is more than twice as expensive as it is in Texas—but not for the reasons you might think.
Here's an overview of why it costs so much to produce multifamily housing in CA and what policymakers can do about it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Here's an overview of why it costs so much to produce multifamily housing in CA and what policymakers can do about it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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A long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is in effect. But on the path toward peace, a cease-fire is just the beginning.
New RAND research lays out a road map to achieving a *durable* Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Here's an overview. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New RAND research lays out a road map to achieving a *durable* Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Here's an overview. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
January 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A long-awaited cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is in effect. But on the path toward peace, a cease-fire is just the beginning.
New RAND research lays out a road map to achieving a *durable* Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Here's an overview. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New RAND research lays out a road map to achieving a *durable* Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Here's an overview. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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Throughout 2024, RAND has been helping leaders better understand and address humanity's greatest challenges.
RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny reflects on some of the major policy stories of the year—and where we intend to build in 2025. 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny reflects on some of the major policy stories of the year—and where we intend to build in 2025. 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
Looking Back on the Big Policy Stories of 2024
RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny reflects on the many ways RAND is helping leaders of all stripes better understand and address humanity's greatest challenges.
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December 17, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Throughout 2024, RAND has been helping leaders better understand and address humanity's greatest challenges.
RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny reflects on some of the major policy stories of the year—and where we intend to build in 2025. 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny reflects on some of the major policy stories of the year—and where we intend to build in 2025. 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
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The risk of developing dementia later in life is strongly predicted by 3 factors:
🔹low cognitive ability
🔹functional limitations
🔹poor physical health
A new series of RAND reports examines… 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
🔹low cognitive ability
🔹functional limitations
🔹poor physical health
A new series of RAND reports examines… 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Cognitive Testing Is Low Among Older Adults
Early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is critical, in part because available treatments work only for patients who are in the early stage of disease. But only about 16 percent o...
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December 3, 2024 at 6:39 PM
The risk of developing dementia later in life is strongly predicted by 3 factors:
🔹low cognitive ability
🔹functional limitations
🔹poor physical health
A new series of RAND reports examines… 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
🔹low cognitive ability
🔹functional limitations
🔹poor physical health
A new series of RAND reports examines… 🧵
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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Time to drag the old meat sack outside and love life.
November 23, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Time to drag the old meat sack outside and love life.
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Applications are open for our 2025 Graduate Student Summer Associate Program, a paid internship that pairs students with RAND mentors to collaborate on research projects.
🗓️ Apply by December 2. www.rand.org/jobs/summer-...
🗓️ Apply by December 2. www.rand.org/jobs/summer-...
Graduate Student Summer Associate Program
Graduate students can apply to work with RAND experts on developing solutions to today's public policy challenges. Summer associates gain practical research experience in areas such as security, healt...
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November 18, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Applications are open for our 2025 Graduate Student Summer Associate Program, a paid internship that pairs students with RAND mentors to collaborate on research projects.
🗓️ Apply by December 2. www.rand.org/jobs/summer-...
🗓️ Apply by December 2. www.rand.org/jobs/summer-...
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"The U.S. should plan today to avoid disaster tomorrow."
New report explores a hypothetical U.S.-China conflict and provides recommendations to avoid catastrophic escalation: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report explores a hypothetical U.S.-China conflict and provides recommendations to avoid catastrophic escalation: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Keeping a U.S.-China Conflict Under the Nuclear Threshold
Given Beijing's secure second-strike nuclear capability, the United States must reconsider its approach to a conflict with China over Taiwan. It must be prepared for nuclear escalation and place more ...
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November 15, 2024 at 9:33 PM
"The U.S. should plan today to avoid disaster tomorrow."
New report explores a hypothetical U.S.-China conflict and provides recommendations to avoid catastrophic escalation: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report explores a hypothetical U.S.-China conflict and provides recommendations to avoid catastrophic escalation: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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Free to read. Easy to navigate. Accessible for all.
Welcome to the new rand.org. ⤵️ www.rand.org/pubs/article...
Welcome to the new rand.org. ⤵️ www.rand.org/pubs/article...
Welcome to the New rand.org
RAND's newly redesigned website has a fresh look and feel, improved functionality, and enhanced performance.
www.rand.org
November 13, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Free to read. Easy to navigate. Accessible for all.
Welcome to the new rand.org. ⤵️ www.rand.org/pubs/article...
Welcome to the new rand.org. ⤵️ www.rand.org/pubs/article...
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What's the risk of a large asteroid or a comet colliding with the planet? Could a nuclear war wipe out humanity? What about severe climate change?
Sobering new research considers the end of the world—and how to prevent it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Sobering new research considers the end of the world—and how to prevent it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Assessing Global Catastrophic and Existential Risks
What are the risks associated with artificial intelligence, asteroid and comet impacts, sudden and severe climate changes, nuclear war, severe pandemics, and supervolcanoes? And what is the likelihood...
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October 31, 2024 at 5:14 PM
What's the risk of a large asteroid or a comet colliding with the planet? Could a nuclear war wipe out humanity? What about severe climate change?
Sobering new research considers the end of the world—and how to prevent it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Sobering new research considers the end of the world—and how to prevent it. 🧵 www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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Between 2017 and 2024, U.S. economic policies toward China have focused on promoting fair trade and defending U.S. interests.
Our new report explores the effectiveness of these policies. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Our new report explores the effectiveness of these policies. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
U.S. Economic Policies Regarding China Have Had Mixed Success
A review of economic policies toward China pursued from 2017 to 2024 finds that they achieved limited progress in promoting fair trade but a higher degree of success in defending U.S. economic interes...
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October 25, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Between 2017 and 2024, U.S. economic policies toward China have focused on promoting fair trade and defending U.S. interests.
Our new report explores the effectiveness of these policies. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Our new report explores the effectiveness of these policies. www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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The rise of generative #AI could dramatically improve China's social media manipulation capabilities, posing a serious threat to democracies.
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
China's Use of Generative AI and Social Bots
How does China approach AI-enabled social media manipulation? What threat does this pose to the United States and other democracies? And what can be done to counter China's AI-driven information opera...
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October 21, 2024 at 8:50 PM
The rise of generative #AI could dramatically improve China's social media manipulation capabilities, posing a serious threat to democracies.
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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The White House is announcing an executive order today that aims to make active shooter drills in schools effective *and* not traumatizing.
Our new report provides insight into what teachers think about these drills, including their effect on students: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Our new report provides insight into what teachers think about these drills, including their effect on students: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
What Teachers Think of School Safety and Lockdown Drills
One in six U.S. K–12 teachers works in a district that has been touched by gun violence since the 2019–2020 school year. They are concerned for their students' safety and about being victims of an att...
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September 26, 2024 at 1:41 PM
The White House is announcing an executive order today that aims to make active shooter drills in schools effective *and* not traumatizing.
Our new report provides insight into what teachers think about these drills, including their effect on students: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Our new report provides insight into what teachers think about these drills, including their effect on students: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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New research: More than *14 million* Americans provide daily care to wounded, ill, or injured military service members or veterans.
We just released a major new report that explores the challenges these hidden heroes face—and how to help them. 🧵
We just released a major new report that explores the challenges these hidden heroes face—and how to help them. 🧵
Supporting America's Military and Veteran Caregivers
There are 14.3 million military and veteran caregivers—5.5 percent of the U.S. adult population. How does caregiving affect their health, their economic security, and their families' well-being? And w...
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September 24, 2024 at 5:48 PM
New research: More than *14 million* Americans provide daily care to wounded, ill, or injured military service members or veterans.
We just released a major new report that explores the challenges these hidden heroes face—and how to help them. 🧵
We just released a major new report that explores the challenges these hidden heroes face—and how to help them. 🧵
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#Russia has been increasingly relying on gold to prop up its wartime economy, evade sanctions, and bolster international trade.
New report explores: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report explores: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
How Russia Is Using Gold in Wartime
In response to Western economic pressure, Russia has increasingly turned to gold to support the economy, evade sanctions, and bolster international trade amid its war in Ukraine.
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September 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM
#Russia has been increasingly relying on gold to prop up its wartime economy, evade sanctions, and bolster international trade.
New report explores: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report explores: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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"If you get steamed up over something, if you see it and just get immediately outraged, you should probably stop and ask yourself, 'Am I maybe taking the bait?'"
RAND experts consider the impact of social media manipulation in the era of generative AI: www.rand.org/pubs/article...
RAND experts consider the impact of social media manipulation in the era of generative AI: www.rand.org/pubs/article...
Social Media Manipulation in the Era of AI
AI has opened a potential propaganda gold mine. Large language models like ChatGPT can learn to mimic human speech. They can respond to jokes and cultural references and engage users in debates. Socia...
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September 10, 2024 at 1:01 AM
"If you get steamed up over something, if you see it and just get immediately outraged, you should probably stop and ask yourself, 'Am I maybe taking the bait?'"
RAND experts consider the impact of social media manipulation in the era of generative AI: www.rand.org/pubs/article...
RAND experts consider the impact of social media manipulation in the era of generative AI: www.rand.org/pubs/article...
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A "theory of victory" identifies the conditions under which an adversary will admit defeat and outlines how to shape a conflict to create those conditions.
RAND experts explored potential U.S. theories of victory in a hypothetical war with China.
www.rand.org/pubs/article...
RAND experts explored potential U.S. theories of victory in a hypothetical war with China.
www.rand.org/pubs/article...
How to Manage Escalation with Nuclear Adversaries Like China
The United States needs a theory of victory that explains how it plans to win a potential future war with China without triggering a nuclear war. Three historical crises that played out under the shad...
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September 6, 2024 at 2:41 PM
A "theory of victory" identifies the conditions under which an adversary will admit defeat and outlines how to shape a conflict to create those conditions.
RAND experts explored potential U.S. theories of victory in a hypothetical war with China.
www.rand.org/pubs/article...
RAND experts explored potential U.S. theories of victory in a hypothetical war with China.
www.rand.org/pubs/article...
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How can nations counter disinformation and propaganda during conflict?
This new report distills key lessons from Russia's attempts to sow false narratives and the Ukrainian response during the war: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
This new report distills key lessons from Russia's attempts to sow false narratives and the Ukrainian response during the war: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Ukrainian Resistance to Russian Disinformation
A close look at Ukraine's response to Russian disinformation provides insights into how other countries can prepare for and counter false narratives and propaganda during conflict.
www.rand.org
September 5, 2024 at 2:37 AM
How can nations counter disinformation and propaganda during conflict?
This new report distills key lessons from Russia's attempts to sow false narratives and the Ukrainian response during the war: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
This new report distills key lessons from Russia's attempts to sow false narratives and the Ukrainian response during the war: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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Ukraine's recent operations in the Kursk region cast doubt on Russia's ability to launch any major offensives for the remainder of the year.
RAND's Michael Bohnert explains: www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
RAND's Michael Bohnert explains: www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
Ukraine Has Found a Path to Victory
Ukraine has pulled off an operation that could buy time to regenerate and reequip its forces. The Kursk incursion puts in doubt Russia's ability to launch any major offensives for the rest of the year...
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August 24, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Ukraine's recent operations in the Kursk region cast doubt on Russia's ability to launch any major offensives for the remainder of the year.
RAND's Michael Bohnert explains: www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
RAND's Michael Bohnert explains: www.rand.org/pubs/comment...
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Vague messaging about what Russia was trying to achieve in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine could suggest that leaders wanted to keep options open about acceptable war outcomes. It could also indicate that there were no strongly fixed goals for this war.
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
Russia's War Aims in Ukraine
Russia's leadership has not told the public or the troops in clear terms what it is trying to achieve in Ukraine, its most consequential use of force abroad in several generations. This contradicts a ...
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August 22, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Vague messaging about what Russia was trying to achieve in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine could suggest that leaders wanted to keep options open about acceptable war outcomes. It could also indicate that there were no strongly fixed goals for this war.
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
New report: www.rand.org/pubs/researc...
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Many Americans don't know about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Instead, 911 remains the default option for mental health crises.
RAND's Stephanie Brooks Holliday explains the challenges this poses.
RAND's Stephanie Brooks Holliday explains the challenges this poses.
How Do We Stop Relying on 911 to Handle Mental Health Crises?
Almost half of Americans are afraid that 911 is not a safe option to call for someone undergoing a behavioral health problem—and with good reason. Broader advertising and outreach about the 988 Suic...
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November 21, 2023 at 3:27 AM
Many Americans don't know about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Instead, 911 remains the default option for mental health crises.
RAND's Stephanie Brooks Holliday explains the challenges this poses.
RAND's Stephanie Brooks Holliday explains the challenges this poses.
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New study: Drug overdose deaths have increased sharply among Americans without a college education. And from 2018 to 2021, overdose deaths nearly doubled among those who don't have a high school diploma. 🧵
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#EconSky
Rise in Overdose Deaths Increasingly Affects Those with Lower Educational Attainment
Drug overdose deaths increased sharply among Americans without a college education and nearly doubled over a three-year period among those who don't have a high school diploma. The findings further hi...
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October 24, 2023 at 3:06 PM
New study: Drug overdose deaths have increased sharply among Americans without a college education. And from 2018 to 2021, overdose deaths nearly doubled among those who don't have a high school diploma. 🧵
#EconSky
#EconSky
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RAND's Raphael Cohen describes the inevitable, ongoing failure of Israel's strategy in Gaza — and what's needed instead to prevent the next war.
The Inevitable, Ongoing Failure of Israel's Gaza Strategy
The Hamas attack represented a spectacular failure of Israel's “mowing the grass” strategy in the Gaza Strip. If there's to be any hope of preventing the next war and the one after that, Israel wi...
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October 20, 2023 at 12:18 AM
RAND's Raphael Cohen describes the inevitable, ongoing failure of Israel's strategy in Gaza — and what's needed instead to prevent the next war.
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Looking for context on the Israel-Hamas war?
This 2017 report tells the story of Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014.
This 2017 report tells the story of Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014.
Israel-Hamas War: Insights from RAND Research
On Saturday, Hamas launched a sweeping attack on Israel. As his government responded with strikes in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warned of a “long and difficult war” ahead. A 2017 RAND ...
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October 9, 2023 at 9:50 PM
Looking for context on the Israel-Hamas war?
This 2017 report tells the story of Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014.
This 2017 report tells the story of Israel's military operations in Gaza from 2009 to 2014.