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Journal Publication

The Journal of Economic Perspectives

Evaluating the Fiscal and Distributional Implications of Tariffs

BY Kyle Pomerleau + Erica York ON 6 Aug 26

Commentary

Financial Times

Tax Consumption, Not Income or AI

BY Michael R. Strain ON 4 Aug 26

Journal Publication

The Journal of Retirement

What Happens When the Social Security Trust Fund Is Exhausted: Alternative Contingency Policies

BY Mark J. Warshawsky ON 15 Jul 26

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Digging into the Pushback Against Data Centers

BY James Pethokoukis ON 11 Aug 26

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Economic Policy Studies

Advancing free-market solutions and fiscal responsibility for a dynamic, growing economy.

Foreign and Defense Policy Studies

Strengthening our military and alliances to support America’s global leadership.

Commentary

Foreign Affairs

Why We Should Fight

BY Kori Schake ON 7 Aug 26

Commentary

Financial Times

China Is Not the Solution to the US “Chipflation” Problem

BY Chris Miller ON 3 Aug 26

Report

American Enterprise Institute

Killer Drones: Ready or Not, Here They Come

BY John G. Ferrari + Dillon Prochnicki ON 27 Jul 26

Working Paper

AEI Foreign and Defense Policy Working Paper Series

The Discontinuous Defense Budget: Understanding the $1.5 Trillion Pivot

BY Todd Harrison ON 12 Aug 26

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Commentary

National Review

The Ongoing Battle to Defend Welfare Reform

BY Scott Winship + Kevin Corinth ON 15 Aug 26

Commentary

The Wall Street Journal

Beware the Democrats’ “Redshift”

BY Matthew Continetti ON 14 Aug 26

Commentary

The Honest Broker

Most Countries Have Already Passed Peak Carbon Dioxide per Person

BY Roger Pielke Jr. ON 11 Aug 26

Report

American Enterprise Institute

Family Structure, a Key Factor Hidden in Plain Sight: The Case for Federal Reporting in Education

BY Ian V. Rowe + Brad Wilcox + Grant Bailey ON 24 Jul 26

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Domestic Policy Studies

Expanding opportunity for all Americans by empowering people and rewarding innovation.

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Graduate Education After Grad PLUS

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

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September 8, 2026

Better Than You Think: Long-Run Trends in Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility

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Scholars

Robert Doar

President, American Enterprise Institute

Michael R. Strain

Senior Fellow; Paul F. Oreffice Chair in Political Economy; Director, Economic Policy Studies

Kori Schake

Senior Fellow and Director, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies

Matthew Continetti

Director, Domestic Policy Studies and Patrick and Charlene Neal Chair in American Prosperity

Yuval Levin

Senior Fellow; Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy; Director, Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies; and Editor in Chief, National Affairs

Samuel J. Abrams

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Beth Akers

Senior Fellow

J. Joel Alicea

Nonresident Fellow

Joseph Antos

Senior Fellow Emeritus

Leon Aron

Senior Fellow Emeritus

John Bailey

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Kyle Balzer

Fellow

Claude Barfield

Senior Fellow Emeritus

Michael Barone

Senior Fellow Emeritus

Michael Beckley

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eric J. Belasco

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Andrew G. Biggs

Senior Fellow

Mason M. Bishop

Nonresident Fellow

Dan Blumenthal

Senior Fellow

Karlyn Bowman

Distinguished Senior Fellow Emeritus

Hal Brands

Senior Fellow

Alex Brill

Senior Fellow

Arthur C. Brooks

President Emeritus

Daniel Buck

Research Fellow

Richard Burkhauser

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Clay Calvert

Nonresident Senior Fellow

James C. Capretta

Senior Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair

Nicholas Carl

Fellow, Critical Threats Project

Timothy P. Carney

Senior Fellow

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