Diminishing Views of Public Education, the West’s Goals in the Ukraine War, and More

What Trump's second term would look like, what may come of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and changing attitudes toward U.S. public education.

View in browser August 30, 2022 What if Americans sour on public education?   Given pandemic-induced school shutdowns and culture war clashes across the country, it is fair to wonder about Americans' changing attitudes toward public education. Jon Valant examines recent survey data on this issue and provides his views on the real-world implications of these sentiments.   Read more The West's strategic goals in the Ukraine war   "While the outcome of the fighting remains uncertain, the West's strategic aims, particularly how it intends to treat Russia in the event that Ukraine prevails, will have huge consequences. The big question is whether the allies will seek to punish Russia as a whole by imposing severe reparations or instead target President Vladimir Putin's autocratic regime in a way that limits the burdens imposed on the Russian people," writes Kemal Derviş.   Read more Trump's second term would look like this   Because the "Make America Great Again" movement has been telegraphing its plans in some detail, we can now do more than just speculate about what would happen to essential U.S. institutions if Donald Trump took the White House again. A second Trump term could bring about the extinction of American democracy, argues Jonathan Rauch in his recent op-ed.   Read in The Atlantic The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Receive the Brookings Brief less often