America’s New Tax Code, 11 Positive Things Happening Around the World, a nd More

How schools can prevent racism and sexism, the fruits of U.S.-China engagement, South Africa’s party leadership shakeup, and Congress’ growing 2018 to-do list. View this email in your browser [here](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*V3Hnbn7FWC9KW2f59Zb252k-W0/5/f18dQhb0S2C728_sBBV110Rl5TJyT1N1kSYZzLC51BW3m_myW4ZjFjZW3tz_ZT7wT1lfW8mw_J483Ntm6N7SNt-LcmpBxN2M0trCmWC91W4_D3yn6T8fGjW54cqbz4yNqHHVrZNCP4vyhC8W1pQyx256_0L4W95_RXn27xnyNM9Jj0fmn8SgW16tvFF7JsJBrVDFhm91H1ymGW2lhRVT7lBVQRW6ddRkv8JBTtcVzTY4R1h3Ht-W8hlj0Z7Cyc0xTX8tp52DLZTW6vDwB42LGjKgN4cZ9d1dLV4YW6qsdKG5zTw0kW6sxCt180x40cVCmxxF6wCh-lW2TPyJm7w9Nd4W88vH-B36LTKLW4YBlsJ2b4SlzN5PQSJ9Clp98W27mmNw4sZNGwW7rrd5V6F5PnlW2FkrS65WcyXlN2q8s1dF6-PbW56kyxL4YP9Z4W6vLmjm6t-LyhW5Jmfjm3KM1klW1B2vhZ3fNnmzW2y47gB35K3McW5gTR0G4gkQrvW8tBC06918xZdW8H3GPV29mF5cW4GqFkD3FpwxrW7VTxdn7Jx4HnW5zjWgf1J62Lcf44_CTn04). [The Brookings Brief] December 23, 2017 [Brookings on Twitter](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W2BQ-PX5yGVhWW7tCVsq2jnbVM0/5/f18dQhb0SbTH94zGs-W8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNVf5pmg5mbMf4W1BQYdP8V3mx6W7MzhxW9cY9zhW5ZBQmK7t-5nKW7BVKhs9bTNXYW954KlM4P0Yt6W2c4ZCs6dyrMVN2-CVyCZTtC-W70fl6p7PJ6bdW2gM1cw1THSXdW5J10-t5FHWx8W2GGqc92JDgVLW1Z-GGT8D1Qv0W3ygvH88c3fNXW5lq_061D9fCTW7t5DQT2HmhssN6zydTdgDJ2nW3kQNls1nCrbgW6w4xvb4Wj1R1W6VmTnN5V6Rh-W5LR_Rb8NxD9TW6vbf3D3fRPGWVrVprC56gBW-W5RSqKb89-nNv0) [Brookings on Facebook](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W3FF62b8G5lbNW94Zkmg3hKJ770/5/f18dQhb0SbTR94zDVFW8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNVf5v-H5mbMf4W1BQYgz8Tm-BYW7bvkyY9f8M0SW8mQCyL5_SQxhW1T_LG26-gPgcW2gNHF319wZTJW7C49Bs6jbfMRW34VM0Y63BrfxW7xR9_s2Vjhb0W5bPQ0k7v4mGyW8p6tHM5wM1RKV91lL92KFZxKW3ZCq1p7RXgNwN22TNxn9Mb77W47xmQ63JsByPW1nP07w8r48GpW8qvSNW5_--MxV1r5Lv2nRzM3W57035J58h_vJW3lvg0g5-5VD9W84wkDn8JlhYGW2-Bs1M2XfMTsMLG01PrTzpYTBCrC2l2WsC103) [Brookings on YouTube](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W1NlbLP7XPlpMW8NNX348JM1DP0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5F93BlwTW8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNVf5bvv57mvFqW3BJFQw8Vm6N7W7qwBPl7JD6_VW8mQCyL7K57CTW4BY3v-9f2dSTW8YbrBK8h2B1CW7JtS0C2dkBRqW83_Pyq834DLzW8XWrk52pxdxfW1h4FN47v7NWNW5gKvxz3SQgn2W3_CV3g3V_TcnVxZ29g41TlcRW3Tx3Jb5ThdHgW3s1XjF51G0C7N4YTt6gfTlLHV1KsWr1KzlDnW7vfMSd7bqXyYW5KZd562btv35W4f_t2s28rYNgW8mhVQY91l36MW46JVlp927vdYW1X1GXZ8Wc3T6W85xh1G4kJ42WW6fXr8S2pglVTW6vc-Z643_Zl2f8hW1h204) Happy Holidays from Brookings! The Brookings Brief will return to its normal schedule on January 2, 2018. Don’t miss our special year-end Brief in your inbox on Saturday, December 30, reflecting on the biggest policy stories of 2017 and taking a look at the year ahead. New this week What America's new tax law means. Yesterday, President Trump signed the GOP tax bill into law, the biggest legislative achievement in his first year in office. [In a new Brookings Cafeteria Podcast](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W3TrJyX3pqcThW3lL-3R8zDxJk0/5/f18dQhb0SfHt8YHs76W8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNMf5srbXD6prW7cmS1s8pCQ6vW2HB0s17ZlrztW7cFHYf63vcfhW1xsh7h1nrWMfW5Dp_pB6cnMW9W4rHMc37d7gxkW1xkX0y7bZ6m4W5PCd9W6dgPdFN4VgFchlhhwpW2jnvzR1KnqryW1HltsQ2VtC3zW7t5r0h4h9NL7W7mcDjq45k04dN2RzDs5QcTtCN1nj43nN01f-W1pNBPW52SLKTW64jzh47-JXR6W1lRb4_61mzVzVpzXNK3RL9BPW8csLSq112nHyW3q79N73n8Fh6N5H-xHc4SCGQW6246_26q0XNnW6mkh802cyH2GW6ZDp6r7xXpNCW86Tmcm8rBJq7W170-k799q-GlW8Kblmd4jFyygN3QzSg8QN_TjN2SpdMqtGx120), we spoke with economist and tax expert Adam Looney about who wins and who loses under the new tax code. For a shorter take, [listen to Richard Reeves weigh in](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W3ZtTNZ8xFx1PW72bf6R3qx__00/5/f18dQhb0SfHq8YHr4dW8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNMf5qkqXD6prW7cmS1s8pCQ6vW2HB0s17ZlrztW7cFHYf63vcfhW1xsh7h1nrWMfW5Dp_pB6cnvSZVc7xfZ5DrtvDW6QhfdD6QzfLQW25WQtG6R2Z0SW97cPch4zm-9TW35s7tv8kZNy1W7JtTqn8mnw90W7bjnYC3lSh7jN6rtZmS7cq3vW7MJz5Y34D70_W2-J-SL2z_tPYW41Q2SW6gs7FKW3VKVtL6nGl8CW2PS9sY2HT8mrW6m40_k4LbhRbVrX3l16VzCP0W7HFfp77b_7SrW6NBHRN1xGZQmVRztBc1bClC1W96L2lj31GHfxW139-kB3mZZZlN7pwSPXc34j7W86ZYHG93b8JzVHZMJ75Gw2QXW723QB271wShbT4Ms737LWK4103) on why the bill is pure politics, and simply a boon to corporations and the wealthy. There is at least one smart policy in the new law—Vanessa Williamson explains the cap on the home mortgage interest deduction in [this interview with UC San Diego's Isaac Martin.](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*N2m67mSPljNdW1tY_m_2Vhs140/5/f18dQhb0SfHp8YHs76W8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNMf5lQPXD6prW7cmS1s8pCQ6vW2HB0s17ZlrztW7cFHYf63vk85W975qXZ5C2KxNW3LclG44Y9lDjW2zD1Bt1kjncJW2jHfKv20_ybrW2yyXML68c01ZN1xnb6sSGJ06W3dVlnd5D127JW3v7CmX5RY2sZW5hjb6F3Q24M-W5ChKW77QQY3LN1tk91ctYdvWW3v7CBP3Wlz2MW5RXcQ25DnRgTW5kh_7d3gPWjwW1wchBz5RpkcdW3bqp848H7F8_W4Pw1Vk2sbPxnW10rPtm2-CW7hW2-Bc-K3B-6WkW3MtK3Z2sFTFwN3sm0yM10NbdW5x6QZ03tG9LsW29RnpW3ZFl_WW8rfJ028Gk-ZDVTFLdv2S8qd5W8v3v1F1MWhN-N1MKd9HF14_r111) Congress’ holiday leftovers. By rushing to pass a tax reform bill by the end of President Trump’s first year, Congress failed to meet deadlines on several other legislative items, including spending bills, reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and immigration. [Molly Reynolds argues](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W7YnQY756glh5V5pFwX7sHZhr0/5/f18dQhb0S8368YHtsdW8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNMf5gCdXD6prW7cmS1s8pCQ6vW2HB0s17ZlrztW7cFHYf63vk85W975qXZ5C2KxNW3LclG44Y9lDjW2C2q3x98RG8yW8xghZr7d74LLW25FVZQ5tqXm3W3St9k369_nb6W1wZKW_6bn_SZW50tWhL5Ckq7WW8x9jfm999f65W6PVKb45Dpw2nN2c4KVgPNnV7W6c-1ms2ykGdfW3VpzgT9dSlS6W35rgCl94-4T0W7sLfyr520N2HW7v70tS2Hx-SYW3_mdjX1nq9wpW2jldxN22TNxnV9Mb7747xmQ6W3JsByP1nP07wW8r48Gp8qvSNWW60CxdY1nPLyCW1Ngx1f51bgp_W6F0hzR3DHnjfW3Lqd0z6ZSnnkW6p1lZf1QfZBCW8Yf8gw5bbDYKN4Pv86f5XFGZf8L1v1w02) this massive to-do list will dampen Congress' post-tax bill glee in 2018. New leadership in South Africa’s governing party. In what is being seen as a strong rejection of President Jacob Zuma, Cyril Ramaphosa was elected this week as the new leader of the African National Congress party in South Africa. [Witney Schneidman explains](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W5Dr2Wn2vRC3MW2yLfL92tdtPn0/5/f18dQhb0S83b8YHtsdW8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNMf5cPxXD6prW7cmS1s8pCQ6vW2HB0s17ZlrztW7cFHYf63vk85W975qYy3SKl5ZW51MwL36QQLpLN634yy4dVqWvW4WYMGn4YkncVW6P45CJ96RfZhW6QNX451nXZXwW6Q1R8k8xghZrW7d7slk6Q1Y3mW50MR9h5Dp_z6W61SSZm7mG7sDW51vX4y6GK0NqN69Wl4qdrT89W6bgcdx6cbQy8W5ZpycS57-ZBTW83C5JP37RhtbW7NrMZs3ndfYDW5DFWr25mKjF6N3m2fX_5h7dCVVR6H24q1N8dW6092hM54SmRFW2FFtjp1xvVTmW6s8y_58yn42FW7zB_Gl5mSYQ1W7Y4_r_75KHC6W87d7lj7F5q5tW7ytd5_4nNjBYW7XG2-w6htSPfVcYJKQ7dJ18nN7xMG8ZQqryK0) what challenges Ramaphosa will face in restoring the image and purpose of the party once led by Nelson Mandela. What Trump’s security strategy gets wrong about China. President Trump’s National Security Strategy contends that decades of U.S. engagement have failed to turn Beijing into a trustworthy partner. To the contrary, [Jeffrey Bader and Ryan Hass argue](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*V-yFp38XYXrbN80mjNbG1CG60/5/f18dQhb0S1Xk2dYyBGT_Fz81bhbdfMn00HQL-0r7W7vWbDr4VY8-9W11qhPH2LSzk7Vdc8_B7lKWHhN27TzZVjVJX8W90TGlr8cKK4YW9j9fvj7mw76DW4rN-2B3Z1GLNW6nYDDJ7MwgpLN3r5f6h7TX52W56Q3pX1cYL_cN2Yt_s-Gm8RSW1RQJSs2zMvfgW7485z-4WTGqpW75whTr7PFH2RW3gTcgv1tkzBtW1xtHb03HQJtNW3Rt7sK7HvZHWW4KydPj4N7tdPN2HrKPnY6P1xN4g2HQRkRPM1W55hGKg62Vv0mW4wxV_g4mJ9VzW7t8x-J5QBwyRW3d0_ff8dlLztW91xT5p5VRwjTW8k2-w4665DVxW7jncYx4DfZpnN535mDzz8bl5W1p4F6k4pBZPDW8lcTn21G7NgTW7jf5_p43DW23W5bF9Fx4CC1DtW4zv5Wg5yqj7DW5Mb6FX2bJ1f5W5lbkP91CRsDP0) that this characterization overlooks an impressive list of cooperative achievements on climate change, weapons of mass destruction, and more. For more analysis, [explore our annotated version](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W1ykGzJ7dMh-_W2fQR-z3dM-Xm0/5/f18dQhb0SfHt8YHs76W8SMVYk2qwv2rN2MnjVt5Z1dNMf5srbXD6prW7cmS1s8pCQ6vW2HB0s17ZlrztW7cFHYf63vjScW7d0brG7lPF2dW3B5knK4P7xlgW3D3Yn4859NSMW834t7h6Wsxz8W9dHfjM85Q8cvW7JCvzK2LKP1-W5Z8ktv8Y0k11W7JtTqn8mnw90W7bjnYC3lSh7jN5z6Shp7cq3vW7MJz5Y34D70_W2-J-SL2z_tPYW41Q2SW6gs7FKW3VKVtL6nGl8CW2PS9sY2HT8mrW6m3-Vy4LbhRbVrX3l16VzCP0W7HFfp71c0QBSVHpRXd1Ww3VTW14Sm108-y10rVb2_nM6PxM8KW9gVg1v87pbYwW3LF-sn22f9c5W3y4kly6_2pS4W44YP8G2sMmNVW4Q-5SV4Hzl-Xf3BdnVG11) of the president's strategy. What schools can learn from the Alabama election. In light of Roy Moore’s narrow loss in the Alabama Senate race and a growing wave of workplace sexual harassment complaints, [Andre Perry calls on schools](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*VQy_zq2M6ylBN3jbQZKNwXGj0/5/f18dQhb0S1W96_rVWdTycpj2XY65WW352HRx2nn-_xW3TrQ0r74qZyFW4h04cC2JnF37N3pTgfNwd_xWW2w1WHW11tzbsW8cNjZp5SZP7XW32FN9b27pQR2W17227M4fy3k-W5P3PKF4dQ6BHW40M_Vf5Jk04kW1gqC-f2vtY2LW6cLkPC5-vmvYW1kp-vV1fC-vKMDtGLzjHbY6W1K3-XQ1gGNrDW25w7kP4BV-XjW6sjd0w5sdkBmVLz1Px48hyDvW2N-qyj6c46T0VVBvR852r-vjW3V8FvJ7nF7bHW7KpRPr7vYGLjVm28Xq6GVSmHW6kPry131qm9fN3n55DLJXpVrW758yTw6yZZWzW3WzQ7v3ks9W6W51KkZn13s0cBVpXVh_76B41jW5YqJ535zTvfhW1w_vfR6lcw6zW4C6SNq47pzxrW4vVKpj89sCsxW86L3Sh8cLgQ9W4r9s_58pB5HwW7x0lvK7WbjNBW4Jy5V_2DvF6_102) to better emphasize the social and emotional learning skills children need to ensure racism and sexism don’t manifest in adulthood. Spreading holiday cheer. After a year full of negative politics, natural disasters, and otherwise distressing news stories, [these pieces of positive, non-political Brookings research](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W1C2kL-6mnJXhW6YxSrH48XZ9Z0/5/f18dQhb0S5pQ6Xv3z1V11ll81c7Mv_N4_SYf28rd29W87dMgN8blDZvW2MRx6T8qGMDyW83jK6F3tmM94W3Cd0Jl7W__tmV2jS4y56PKxWW3dXzp-7WhwttW7wrY_B5QjJzcW4Vd-3X2YJZsHN9bBK0BcRNGmW56Q3pX1cYM1rW6gG_vb1gLLlFW3KBrrK58bg_YW606F3X13vkYrW3rvQnv2QdtbqW8_snrg5R55j6W1g93mg2mq9rbW62k3Mv6sfTJjW28XZzd88_FJ-W2FzY9V5mY-NXW2thx7k77c87-W1x9N-n7_s2J7W6H3lCy1vmcjPW2xSkqP1kx_cJN4ScGfHTJ_sMW1YmbWF3JF8ggW8ml99w2bRJ2FVQSl6Z62Ff18W6d2Lqc4Vm3t9W7kfBCj3RKWpsVQ--sq1CGDxXW76KThZ8SfKxXN9bZCkXf5pQkW6KQQRT34PmPLW4md5Rh3wtGRYVpJ9Cr4xm68L111) will restore your optimism and give you even more to celebrate this holiday season. What our experts are reading [This from Damir Marusic](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W4rChmM1FbM92W8JDK533bQ2Hg0/5/f18dQhb0SfHq8Y9YbHW8lqkn64T_wC2N5vMDMYcW2txVscTH11VbPj2W53DQ4N7s5LskN2Kpnd5Knnt_W1SPxJp4fg_Z-W30TPw12NTNt9N4dQ1zdtggT1W5b4D088-2Q58W4gwBS930bn55W4fNnhX30HkTwW7Jfy0651fDjfW5tqGg55tXTkhW1nrCGB51LTg5W2lQ--z2z3LT1W2lR0kn2z8TZQW5Db5vv1bYRDKW7JCxGl81bhDKW7N_KqM12CBQFW6MDNXP3lzN6vW2hYtth1nqdFWW5H8s4011rnNbV4VjlM6MjX5sN1SLhNWHpYy-W4cyhzw8VQ84SW7HycB84JghTjW19rcTf7g2dM7W7fJYb26lPTc1W2_382p8KQp0BW4lHmc71vhL0VN66bkVxmRw0WMdXyXb1gVlJf9hjH-M03) is one of the smartest, most challenging pieces you can read today (or any day) on Russia, foreign influence, and anonymity. ([@shadihamid](W676Lb_8RCdjXW1w2yMf3wCH-P0/*W7_DQGF77c6SLVTtSdq2B04l90/5/f18dQhb0Sq5w9449FjW8lqkn64T_wC2N5vMDMYcW2txVscKYS1VbPj2W53DQ4N2Ny77fW2KFPsR5mZ50NW54GbPL1S2z_SW1VgQy12M6BX8W567_dN56RNqJMtMSDZs1qb1W56Rl-S8Fdh1CN8k1dMQpSBF3W8Wh-qT8VmFWmW8X4pdN58jhqPW1Sjc8M2mWJgDW625bx16Gj8TSW6bVy-525cnVbW7NrMZs3ndm6jW49WVtr3VVg3wN69M5_2zC1kYMwKJnC3qXVCW3p7LfZ5DpFQ3W51L-dt24PBjSW4qXwxF8w-NGPW1r1yDq7mtWScW8GBJTX8fplc9W8N83Bg3R2XhyW8tgRfh6SZ5MgW8GmLF938LpS8W4Pxhj53DlwBbW92fvl997gBTj0)) “Republicans did well to cut corporate taxes, not so well at expanding opportunity." 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