The False Premise Behind Foreign Aid Cuts
A Stanford lecturer argues that the assumption that Americans oppose foreign aid is mistaken, and that this misreading has shaped policy debates. The dismantling of USAID contributed to similar cutbacks by other donors, leading to a record 23.1 percent decline in official development assistance in 2025. The article contends that the political debate over foreign aid's future rests on a faulty premise about public opinion.
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