Company Overview

The American Action Forum (AAF) is a forward-looking, non-profit policy institute dedicated to keeping America strong, free, and prosperous. It seeks to promote common-sense, innovative, and solutions-based policies that will reform government, challenge outdated assumptions, and create a smaller, smarter government that will serve its citizens better. As a unique, fast-paced “action” tank, we use the modern tools of communications to deploy ideas; engage Americans in the debate over the boundaries of government policy, personal freedoms, and market incentives; and educate and challenge the media to explore these issues and shape the next generation of political leaders.

Internship Summary

As an intern in the regulatory policy issue area, you will report directly to Dan Goldbeck, the Director of Regulatory Policy at AAF. The regulatory team at AAF focuses their research on examining the rulemaking efforts of administrative agencies and Congress. Their work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, Reuters, and The Washington Post, among other publications.

The team publishes a weekly regulation roundup and ongoing regulatory burden database on the American Action Forum website. The regulation issue area often interacts with other Forum issue areas heavily impacted by federal rulemakings, such as health care, environmental, and labor policy.

A few examples of projects completed by previous interns in the Regulatory Policy Internship Program include:

Published article on cost-benefit changes of federal rules in Regulation Magazine
Aided with formal comment letters to administrative agencies
Helped to expand Regulatory Policy data tools such as RegRodeo.com
Monitored important regulatory votes and hearings in the House and Senate

Responsibilities and Duties

As part of the internship, your responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

Research assistance: Interns will provide research assistance and data collection for their issue area director
Event attendance: Interns will attend Capitol Hill hearings, private speaker events, and events held by other DC think tanks to analyze and report on the information presented
AAF event support: Interns will help promote, run, and evaluate all AAF events
Semester portfolio and presentation: Interns will create a portfolio to showcase their work completed at the Forum and give a brief presentation on a topic of their choice

Qualifications and Skills

Prerequisite of macroeconomic and microeconomic courses
Excellent writing ability and communication skills
An interest in the politics and policies of center-right conservatives
Self-starting attitude
Strong quantitative skills are highly desired

Hours and Compensation

Interns must be available to work 20 to 29 hours per week in-person in Washington, D.C.
Interns will earn an hourly wage
Interns will use their own computer/equipment
This is a part-time, paid internship

How to Apply

Please include in your application a preferred start date, resume, cover letter, and writing sample of less than 1,000 words.

Documents must be submitted as a PDF file with the following file name:
Resume: LastName_Resume_Regulatory
Cover Letter: LastName_CL_Regulatory
Writing Sample: LastName_WS_Regulatory
(Example: Jane Doe’s Resume – Doe_Resume_Regulatory)

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