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At last, the 2016 election is over. 

After a bruising election season and historic turn of events, Donald J. Trump will be the next President of the United States. Bringing policy back into focus, Manhattan Institute scholars weigh in on the election's key issues ahead of the next administration.

Watch our special video series below, highlighting 5 serious policy ideas that every American can get behind.

• Health Care and Medical Innovation, Paul Howard
• Simplifying Federal Student Aid, Beth Akers
• Minimum Wage Alternative, Oren Cass
• Crime and Policing, Heather Mac Donald
• Overcriminalization, James R. Copland

Health Care and Medical Innovation — Paul Howard

Bipartisan reforms can be enacted by Congress to supercharge medical innovation and deliver better cures to patients faster than ever before.

_{Read more about Paul Howard's latest book, Unlocking Precision Medicine.}

Simplifying Federal Student Aid — Beth Akers

Washington must make it easier for students to navigate the financial aid system and help low-income students gain access to higher education.

_{Read more about MI senior fellow, Beth Akers.} 

Minimum Wage Alternative — Oren Cass

Wage subsidies, using money from existing anti-poverty programs, would help low-wage workers without raising total spending.

_{Read more about MI senior fellow, Oren Cass.}

Crime and Policing — Heather Mac Donald

In addition to supporting cops and telling the truth about policing, our leaders must tackle the true root cause of high-levels of crime: breakdown of the family.

_{Read more about Heather Mac Donald's latest book, The War On Cops}

Overcriminalization — James R. Copland

Both parties in Washington need to come together to address the size and complexity of the federal criminal code, in addition to enacting a standard that requires criminal intent.

_{Read more about MI's project on Overcriminalization.}

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