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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

America’s natural gas: Should exports be restricted?

Abby McCloskey | May 6, 2013, 1:46 pm

America is now the world’s biggest producer of natural gas, thanks to hydraulic fracking and drilling advances. Mark Perry has written that the US has enough gas in reserves to last the next 110 years. Yesterday, the WSJ reported the … read more >

Sen. Joseph Lieberman visits ISAF HQ in Afghanistan, November 10, 2010. Image Credit: isafmedia (Flickr) (CC BY 2.0)

Foreign and Defense Policy

Senator Joseph Lieberman to join Senator Jon Kyl as co-chair of the American Internationalism Project at AEI

The Editors | March 11, 2013, 2:06 pm

American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks announced today that former Connecticut Senator Joseph Lieberman will join AEI Visiting Fellow Jon Kyl as co-chair of the American Internationalism Project, an important new effort from AEI’s Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies. … read more >

Pethokoukis

Arthur Brooks: Reinvigorating conservatism isn’t just about messaging, it’s about morality

James Pethokoukis | March 4, 2013, 10:19 am

Today’s WSJ op-ed by my boss Arthur Brooks is exactly the reason why I am proud and excited to work at AEI. I doubt whether too many people think the center-right is soft on taxes and spending. It’s more so … read more >

Society and Culture, Education

Want more $10K-BAs? Competition is critical

Andrew P. Kelly | February 1, 2013, 4:56 pm

In today’s Grey Lady, AEI President Arthur Brooks uses his own college experience to make a powerful case for affordable higher education. Arthur describes his quest to earn a bachelor’s degree while working as a peseta-pinching musician in Spain. He … read more >

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Society and Culture

Congratulations to Senator DeMint

Arthur C. Brooks | December 6, 2012, 11:36 am

I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know and work with Jim DeMint in the US Senate, and I look forward to working with him as the president of the Heritage Foundation. Senator DeMint is a patriot who loves his … read more >

Economics, Entitlements

A nation of takers: Arthur C. Brooks weighs in

Arthur C. Brooks | October 25, 2012, 9:57 am

My colleague Nick Eberstadt has a very short, very accessible, and very important new book out this week entitled “A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic.” In the book, Eberstadt details the rise in America’s entitlement culture over the last … read more >

Economics, Entitlements

Statecraft, soulcraft, and marshmallows

Nick Schulz | October 11, 2012, 4:55 pm

The argument for limited government is not just that the alternative threatens to bankrupt the treasury. It’s that it threatens to bankrupt the soul. read more >

American Enterprise Institute's 2012 Video Contest

Economics, Free Enterprise

AEI’s 2012 video contest winners announced

Arthur C. Brooks | October 9, 2012, 10:23 am

We received many submissions from around the country. They ranged from the humorous to the earnest; some had professional-quality production values, others embraced simplicity and straightforward story-telling. read more >

Economics, Free Enterprise

Entrepreneurs: It’s time to stand up for free enterprise

Arthur C. Brooks | September 24, 2012, 8:00 am

Here’s a truth that neither presidential candidate dare utter: America’s entrepreneurs are not living up to their end of the bargain. Both candidates — indeed, all politicians — love to portray entrepreneurs as America’s economic backbone. They love to be … read more >

Economics, Free Enterprise

Moral authority and dog food

Nick Schulz | July 11, 2012, 9:46 am

Arnold Kling makes a very good point in this post: I picture liberals as having an unshakable belief in the power of moral authority. That is, if you exert enough moral authority, you can overcome any problem. Or, to put … read more >