I’ve been at my internship with InterAction for two days now. There’s not a ton to report (it’s only been 2 days, so obvious not a ton has happened) but it’s been good far. Some of the work has been a bit monotonous, which is understandable since I’ve been there two days and I have to work my way up to doing tasks that require more responsibility. I have had one really interesting report I’ve been working on regarding the American public’s perception of US federal spending on foreign aid. My most basic conclusion is that the average American’s knowledge of US spending on foreign aid is incredibly low. For example, recent studies show that the average American thinks the US spends 25% of the federal budget on development aid. The truth: development aid makes up 0.19% of GNI. That’s right, zero point one nine. That’s almost 2 tenths of one percent, nearly the lowest percentage of any developed country in the world. This after we committed to spend 0.7% on official development assistance. Pathetic.
On a separate note, I’m quite enjoying life at the Heritage Foundation. My friend Ben brought along a few of his favorite games (Settlers among them) and a few others have some great games, so we’ve had the chance to play some great games and have some great competitions on almost a nightly basis. It’s been awhile since I’ve gotten to play such great games so regularly, so I’m quite enjoying it.
That’s all for now…UNC/Duke is on and Duke needs me to cheer harder…
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