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Journal of Labor Economics

Heterogeneous Effects of Large and Small Minimum Wage Changes: Evidence Using a Partially Precommitted Analysis Plan

BY Michael R. Strain + Jeffrey Clemens ON 31 Aug 26

Commentary

Capital Commonsense

How Does the District’s Federal Funding Compare to the 50 States?

BY Stan Veuger ON 8 Sep 26

Journal Publication

The Journal of Economic Perspectives

Evaluating the Fiscal and Distributional Implications of Tariffs

BY Kyle Pomerleau + Erica York ON 6 Aug 26

Working Paper

National Bureau of Economic Research

Will New Transportation Technologies Increase Urban Density?

BY Edward L. Glaeser ON 8 Sep 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

The National Interest

No, the Trump Administration Is Not Going Socialist

BY John G. Ferrari ON 3 Sep 26

Commentary

The National Interest

How Congress Is Aggravating the Munitions Crisis

BY Elaine McCusker ON 14 Aug 26

Commentary

National Review

America’s Sailors Are Overworked—We Can Fix That

BY Mackenzie Eaglen + Brady Africk ON 8 Sep 26

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Commentary

Deseret News

30 Years of Welfare Reform and the Path Forward

BY Angela Rachidi ON 30 Aug 26

Commentary

The Wall Street Journal

Beware the Democrats’ “Redshift”

BY Matthew Continetti ON 14 Aug 26

Report

A Primer on Private Student Lending in the Post–Grad PLUS Era

BY Beth Akers + Sarah Turner ON 1 Sep 26

Commentary

The Honest Broker

How AI Tools Are Changing Research, Communication, and Education

BY Roger Pielke Jr. ON 6 Sep 26

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Domestic Policy Studies

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

Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies

Renewing the civic and cultural institutions that sustain America’s free society.

Event

How to Be a Peacemaker in an Age of Contempt: A Book Event with Governor Spencer Cox

BY Yuval Levin ON 21 Aug 26

Commentary

National Review

Our Culture Needs a Return to Biological Realism

BY Christine Rosen ON 5 Sep 26

Commentary

Washington Examiner

Twenty-Five Years Later, Polls Show What Sept. 11 Changed—and What Didn’t

BY Karlyn Bowman ON 9 Sep 26

Multimedia

The Civic Bargain

Rebuild Congress to Rebuild Our Republic

BY Philip Wallach + Brook Manville ON 3 Sep 26

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Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility
Center for Technology, Science, and Energy
Conservative Education Reform Network
Critical Threats
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National Affairs
Survey Center on American Life

Upcoming Events

In-Person Event

September 15, 2026

POSTPONED: Inside Iowa’s Education Reform Agenda: A Conversation with Governor Kim Reynolds

with Frederick M. Hess | Robert Doar

In-Person Event

September 15, 2026

The Constitution of Practice: A Book Event with Marc O. DeGirolami

with William Haun

In-Person Event

September 16, 2026

Rethinking “Kin-First”: Placing Children’s Interests at the Center of Foster Care Policy

with Naomi Schaefer Riley

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Scholars

Robert Doar, AEI President

Robert Doar

President, American Enterprise Institute
Michael R. Strain

Michael R. Strain

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

Kori Schake

Senior Fellow and Director, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies
Matthew Continetti

Matthew Continetti

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

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

Samuel J. Abrams

Nonresident Senior Fellow
Beth Akers

Beth Akers

Senior Fellow
J. Joel Alicea

J. Joel Alicea

Nonresident Fellow
Joseph Antos

Joseph Antos

Senior Fellow Emeritus
Leon Aron

Leon Aron

Senior Fellow Emeritus
John Bailey

John Bailey

Nonresident Senior Fellow
Kyle Balzer

Kyle Balzer

Fellow
Claude Barfield

Claude Barfield

Senior Fellow Emeritus
Michael Barone

Michael Barone

Senior Fellow Emeritus
Michael Beckley

Michael Beckley

Nonresident Senior Fellow
Eric Belasco

Eric J. Belasco

Nonresident Senior Fellow
Andrew Biggs

Andrew G. Biggs

Senior Fellow
Mason Bishop

Mason M. Bishop

Nonresident Fellow
dan blumenthal

Dan Blumenthal

Senior Fellow
Karlyn bowman

Karlyn Bowman

Distinguished Senior Fellow Emeritus
Hal Brands

Hal Brands

Senior Fellow
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Joshua Braver

Visiting Senior Fellow
Alex Brill

Alex Brill

Senior Fellow
Arthur C. Brooks

Arthur C. Brooks

President Emeritus
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Daniel Buck

Research Fellow
Richard Burkhauser

Richard Burkhauser

Nonresident Senior Fellow
Clay Calvert

Clay Calvert

Nonresident Senior Fellow
James C. Capretta

James C. Capretta

Senior Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair
Nicholas Carl

Nicholas Carl

Fellow, Critical Threats Project
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