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“‘Get the Jew’: The Crown Heights Riot Revisited”: A Screening of the New “Wall Street Journal Opinion” Documentary

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.
The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic

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.
The Impeachment of Richard Nixon: Reflections on the 50th Anniversary

Jul 2, 2024 | aei.org | With Robert Doar |Gary Schmitt |Philip A. Wallach |Robert D. Sack

July marks the 50th anniversary of the House Judiciary Committee’s vote recommending the House of Representatives impeach President Richard Nixon for high crimes and misdemeanors. The votes on all three articles passed with bipartisan majorities and led to Nixon’s resignation. The first presidential impeachment process since Andrew Johnson’s in 1868, the committee’s inquiry remains the only one before or since that can be judged to have been a success.
Back Roads and Better Angels: A Book Event with Francis S. Barry

Apr 29, 2024 | aei.org | Francis Barry |Era Dabla-Norris |li Liu |With Robert Doar

In his new book, Back Roads and Better Angels: A Journey into the Heart of American Democracy, Bloomberg’s Francis S. Barry brings together two of America’s unifying loves—road trips and Abraham Lincoln—to take readers on a thought-provoking journey into the heart of our democracy and the soul of our country.
Mental Maps of the Founders: A Conversation with Michael Barone

Nov 8, 2023 | aei.org | With Robert Doar |Michael Barone |Robert Doar |Matthew Continetti

Event SummaryOn November 28, AEI’s Michael Barone joined AEI President Robert Doar for a conversation about Mr. Barone’s new book, Mental Maps of the Founders: How Geographic Imagination Guided America’s Revolutionary Leaders (Encounter Books, 2023). In conversation with Mr. Doar, Mr. Barone explained how the six men he profiled—Benjamin Franklin, Albert Gallatin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington—each imagined the United States’ evolving geographic shape.
The 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington: A Special Forum

Jun 29, 2023 | aei.org | With Robert Doar |Yuval Levin |Ian Rowe |Ryan Streeter

Join AEI for a special gathering to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. Five sessions will feature AEI scholars in dialogue with distinguished guests to discuss the march and its legacy. In the first session, Taylor Branch, author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954–63 (Simon & Schuster, 1989), will give the morning’s keynote on the day-by-day history of the march.
Adam and Eve After the Pill, Revisited: A Conversation with Mary Eberstadt

May 9, 2023 | aei.org | With Robert Doar |Robert Doar |Danielle Pletka |Gary Schmitt

Event SummaryOn May 18, Mary Eberstadt began the conversation by articulating that despite advancements of post-1960s feminism and widespread access to contraception, Western women are decidedly less happy. She and AEI’s Robert Doar discussed how secular faith, the lack of church leadership, and education have contributed to this problem.
Superpower in Peril: A Conversation with David H. McCormick

Mar 3, 2023 | aei.org | With Robert Doar |Robert Doar |Vincent Smith |Desmond Lachman

Attendance Type*Attend in personWatch live onlineFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Zip *OrganizationPosition/TitleWork SectorPhone NumberSubmit questions to or on Twitter with #SuperpowerInPerilAEI. The rise of China, a crisis of self-doubt, and material limitations have all undermined American global leadership. David H. McCormick argues that this startling decline can be reversed in his new book, Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America (Center Street, 2023).
Not Accountable: A Conversation with Philip K. Howard

Feb 1, 2023 | aei.org | With Robert Doar |Robert Doar |Naomi Riley |Timothy Carney

Since the 1960s, public-sector unions have become a major force in American policymaking and politics. The implementation of elected executives’ decisions often depends on union cooperation, while union members enjoy broad privileges and form a powerful political force capable of influencing electoral outcomes in their favor. In his new book, Not Accountable: Rethinking the Constitutionality of Public Employee Unions (Rodin Books, 2023), Philip K.