That evening, Kirn and I were seated together at dinner, just a table away from one of the most controversial elites in America, the billionaire libertarian Peter Thiel. Kirn seemed not just ...

Joel Kotkin believes that America is uniquely poised to remain on top for the foreseeable future, a thesis he outlined in his recent piece, “The Myth of America’s Decline.” I asked him a few questions ...

I was so pleased to learn of my AEI colleague Ed Glaeser’s election to the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Glaeser is one ...

Former President Trump gave a lengthy interview to Time published earlier this week. Immigration was the lead topic but many ...

I would have loved the first three months of this year to continue the recent streak of boffo US productivity reports. Output ...

This Monday, the Biden administration's Title IX regulation was formally published. Within a day, 10 states joined three lawsuits seeking to overturn the letter. Since, more state superintendents have ...

I have visited numerous college campuses and watched the antisemitic madness grow. I have also spoken to many groups about how the progressive ideologies that have been ascendant in higher ...

In the run-up to this year’s presidential election, President Biden, like previous incumbents, would like the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. It would not only boost financial markets but also ...

Unfortunately for Biden, the Fed’s transparency makes it immune to pressure to reduce interest rates. Any effort to pressure the Fed to cut rates would likely invite the bond vigilantes to send ...

The protests engulfing many college campuses are spurring debate about U.S. foreign policy, free speech and the purpose of higher education. But there’s a more basic question that journalists, ...

Questions about the limits of free speech are increasingly dividing conservatives. A debate between Yoram Hazony and Robert P. George in the pages of Public Discourse, together with a recent ...

Sometimes, foreign policy is simply about averting catastrophe. By that metric, Washington did well last week. The approval of $61 billion in aid for Ukraine ensures that 2024 will not be the year the ...