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3 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Frederick M. Hess |Robert Doar |Benedic Ippolito |Amitabh Chandra
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have featured a torrent of education activity. President Trump moved to abolish the US Department of Education, slashing its workforce and yanking hundreds of millions of dollars in grants. He issued executive orders expanding school choice and demanding changes in how institutions manage gender, antisemitism, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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3 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Frederick M. Hess |Naomi Schaefer Riley |Robert Doar |Benedic Ippolito
In the early months of the second Trump administration, conservative frustration with universities has fueled a furious burst of activity. President Donald Trump has slashed the US Department of Education and federal education research, sought to squeeze overhead rates on National Institutes of Health grants, and issued executive orders on gender, antisemitism, and diversity, equity, and inclusion on college campuses.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
aei.org | With Dalibor Rohac |Robert Doar |Dalibor Rohac |Jeffrey Rosen
On January 22, Georgia’s fifth president and opposition leader Salome Zourabichvili joined AEI’s Dalibor Rohac for a discussion on Georgia’s path forward after the country’s contentious October elections, which the Georgian Dream party won.
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Jan 3, 2025 | 
cosm.aei.org | Matt Weidinger |Robert Doar
During transitions of power, it’s easy to fixate on a new administration’s nominees and legislative agenda while losing sight of those exiting the political stage. But as the new Congress begins today, we shouldn’t ignore the significant contributions of outgoing Senator Joe Manchin (I., W.Va.), a stalwart advocate of work over welfare dependency — even when doing so required crossing swords with the most powerful members of his own party.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
aei.org | With Howard Husock |Howard Husock |Frederick M. Hess |Robert Doar
The United States is facing a drug abuse epidemic, with over 100,000 overdose deaths in 2023, many from fentanyl. The National Opioid Settlements has provided more than $21 billion to address the crisis, with ongoing payments in an arrangement similar to that of the tobacco industry’s Master Settlement Agreement, in which cigarette companies compensate states for smoking-related health costs.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
aei.org | Roger Cryan |Joseph W. Glauber |Vincent Smith |Robert Doar
Join us on December 4 for an online panel that will explore the future of US farm policy and discuss critical challenges and opportunities shaping agriculture and federal spending. With AEI’s Vincent H. Smith moderating, the presenters will include Roger Cryan of the American Farm Bureau Federation, who will speak on farm subsidies; AEI’s Joseph W.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
aei.org | With Robert Doar |Robert Doar |Kevin Corinth |Angela Rachidi
“Get the Jew”: The Crown Heights Riot Revisited, a new documentary from The Wall Street Journal Opinion, sheds light on the worst antisemitic riot in American history, which occurred in New York City in 1991. After a Hasidic Jewish driver accidentally hit and killed a black child, rioters attacked the local Jewish neighborhood in Crown Heights.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
aei.org | With Robert Doar |Robert Doar |J. Joel Alicea |John Fortier
Hong Kong billionaire and democracy activist Jimmy Lai is China’s most famous political prisoner. In a new biography—The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic—Mark L. Clifford, veteran Hong Kong journalist and president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, explores Lai’s rise to fame, his two-decade campaign for democracy in Hong Kong, and his political persecution by the Chinese regime.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
aei.org | Robert Doar |Mitch McConnell
In this special episode recorded at AEI’s 2024 Annual Dinner, outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joins Robert to talk about his almost 40 years in Congress. They discuss the past and continuing importance of the Senate and the challenges facing the next Senate Republican Leader. Leader McConnell has represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1985 and has served as Leader since 2007. Watch the full remarks from the 2024 Annual Dinner here.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
aei.org | Robert Doar |Mitch McConnell
American Enterprise Institute President Robert Doar awarded Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell the highest honor bestowed by the Institute, on November 12, 2024. Event video coming soon . . . Robert Doar’s Remarks Prepared for DeliveryIntroduction: Robert Doar, President, AEIRobert Doar: Good evening and welcome to the American Enterprise Institute’s 2024 Annual Dinner. I’m Robert Doar. I want to first thank tonight’s dinner sponsors, JP Morgan Chase and Dan and Gayle D’Aniello.
