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Education Policy Debate: We Should Close the US Department of Education

Two months after taking office, President Trump signed an executive order directing the US Department of Education (ED) to begin shutting itself down. In pursuit of this goal, the Department of Government Efficiency slashed about half of ED’s staff, and ED announced several interagency agreements to shift certain federal programs to other agencies, such as moving special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, student loans to the Treasury Department, and workforce development to the Labor Department. These efforts have sparked fierce debate. Would closing ED improve educat

Graduate Education After Grad PLUS

The 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts Act eliminated the Grad PLUS loan program, which gave graduate and professional students essentially unlimited access to federal loans. This change will reshape graduate school finance and enrollment for years to come. During this event, higher education experts will examine how students, colleges, philanthropy, states, employers, and private credit markets are responding to this new policy regime. One panel will bring together researchers to discuss the available evidence on these emerging shifts. A second panel will explore how students and institutions a

RSF Counters Recent SAF Gains

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Listener Mail, Ep 2: Electric Boogaloo

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Andrew Roberts | Not Dead Yet

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Tigray on the Precipice

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H.R. McMaster | Not Dead Yet

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The Houthis’ Naval Blockade of Saudi Arabia

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The Houthi Blockade in the Red Sea

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Megan McArdle | Not Dead Yet

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Puntland’s Standoff with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS)

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Ken Burns | Not Dead Yet

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Subversion and Seduction: A Conversation About China’s Economic Statecraft with Audrye Wong

Even as the Chinese government intensifies supply-chain coercion, it continues to deepen the trade and investment linkages that sustain its global economic centrality. Audrye Wong’s new book, Subversion and Seduction: China’s Economic Statecraft, explores an underemphasized aspect of China’s economic influence: positive inducements. Through six case studies, extensive field research, and a survey experiment, Dr. Wong’s book explores what kinds of inducement strategies succeed at achieving Beijing’s foreign policy goals and under what conditions. Understanding the mechanisms, successes, and l

The Politics and Economics of the FIFA World Cup

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Dana Gioia | Not Dead Yet

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The New Rebel Alliance in the CAR

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From Silicon to Signal: America’s First All-AI 6G Wireless Stack

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The Future of International Tax Reform | Day 2

The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has changed how US multinational corporations are taxed as the international tax landscape continues to shift around them. Global minimum taxes are multiplying, digital commerce is straining rules that were built for a different era, and the AI race is raising urgent new questions about US competitiveness. Join us for this two-day event that will bring together leading tax experts, practitioners, and academics to examine where US international tax rules stand today and what a smarter, more modern system could look like. Subscribe to AEI's YouTube

A Strategic Rethink: Congress Versus the President on US Trade Policy

In the aftermath of the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, it became apparent that Congress might be poorly suited to manage US trade policy on its own. In the century since, the legislature has delegated some of its constitutionally enumerated authorities to the president under the belief that the executive branch could effectively represent US interests in trade negotiations while Congress gives input and ultimate approval. Does this premise still hold today? The second Trump administration’s actions strongly suggest that the delicate trade policy relationship between Congress and the executi

A Conversation with Senator Bernie Moreno and Chairman John Moolenaar on Connected Cars

As vehicles become powerful data-collection platforms, how can the US reduce security risks from Chinese technology while preserving innovation and competitiveness? How do modern vehicles generate and transmit sensitive data, and what are the risks posed by supply-chain dependencies? How can policymakers strengthen America’s technological and economic security in an era of strategic competition? Join Chris Miller, the author of Chip War and a nonresident senior fellow at AEI, alongside Senator Bernie Moreno and Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee on China for a discussion on how C

America’s 250th! John Yoo on the Supreme Court in 2026

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Is Trump Right to Fear Global Depression?

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The UAE’s Military Ties with the DRC

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Jeffrey Rosen | Not Dead Yet

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Signals and Strategy: A Conversation with FCC Bureau and Executive Leadership

Join us at the American Enterprise Institute for an exclusive look into the questions defining the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This public event will begin with a fireside chat, featuring the FCC’s Arpan Sura and AEI’s Shane Tews, to examine the most pressing issues before the commission. The following panel will bring together perspectives from across the commission on the issues shaping its work. Topics will include AI policy, the economic frameworks that guide FCC rulemaking, commercial space licensing and satellite broadband, spectrum allocation, and the future of wireless co