A roundup of some of the content published today by Brookings.
- How is the Tea Party doing? Elaine Kamarck surveys the Republican candidates in key primary states to see how successful the right wing of the party has been.
- When Harvard says “no,” don’t worry. Carol Graham and Michael O’Hanlon write that an Ivy League degree does not necessarily determine happiness or success.
- Suburban poverty. Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube reflect on a year of lessons learned on the one-year anniversary of the release of their book, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America.
- Has rising inequality brought us back to the 1920s? Gary Burtless says that it depends on how we measure income.
- Does the Fed’s balance sheet matter? Robert Litan answers the question.
- Privacy and data in Europe. Cameron Kerry provides an overview of key proposals related to privacy and data in Europe.
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Brookings Today, 5/20/14
May 20, 2014