Adam White

1 week ago | aei.org | Adam White |Stan Veuger |Nat Malkus |Robert Doar

The presidency and the courts are both indispensable for the rule of law, but hard national security questions sometimes create conflict between the two branches of government. Few Americans knew this better than Judge Laurence H. Silberman, a public servant in both the judicial and executive branches. To inaugurate AEI’s annual Laurence H. Silberman Lecture on Law and National Security, former Attorney General William Barr will speak on the rule of law, the courts, and national security.

1 month ago | aei.org | Yuval Levin |Gary Schmitt |Adam White |J. Joel Alicea

The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, offering an opportunity to celebrate our country and reflect on its character and history. In the seventh symposium of AEI’s “We Hold These Truths: America at 250” initiative, scholars of American history, law, and politics discuss how the American Revolution unleashed the forces of constitution-making in the United States.

Feb 11, 2025 | aei.org | Yuval Levin |Adam White |John Yoo

Available March 11, 2025In the second volume of this series, leading historians, political scientists, and economists analyze the role that the market economy played in the creation of the United States. The year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of American independence, yet the founding is controversial now in ways it has not been in decades.

Jan 30, 2025 | aei.org | Danielle Pletka |Marc Thiessen |Adam White

On President Trump’s first day in office, he issued an executive order titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” attempting to change the current understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment by declaring that the children of illegal immigrants or people on temporary visas born in the United States are not granted citizenship.

Jan 13, 2025 | aei.org | With Kori Schake |Kori Schake |Naomi Schaefer Riley |Adam White

Recent events have increasingly drawn the United States military into America’s political discourse. As political leadership strives to implement new policies for the military, it must ensure that the delicate balance of power in civil-military relations is not negatively affected.