What Lies Beyond the Credit Crunch? Part II
Monday, April 28, 2008
The panelists will provide their assessments of the present and future of the financial markets and the economy and will identify what--if anything--policymakers should do.

Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Please join us on for the launch of Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation (PublicAffairs, 2008) and a discussion of this wide-ranging and profound survey of American society.

Energy Independence: Good Goal or Muddled Myth?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Robert Bryce, author of Gusher of Lies (PublicAffairs, March 2008), will join AEI scholars Steven F. Hayward and Kenneth P. Green to discuss the realities, liabilities, and possibilities of energy independence.

Lula's Legacy: Challenges and Opportunities for Brazil
With an Address by Brazilian Ambassador Antonio Patriota
Thursday, April 17, 2008
AEI will host Brazil's ambassador to the United States, Antonio Patriota, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of Brazil’s president Luiz Inácio "Lula" da Silva's domestic and international agenda and the future of the bilateral relationship.

Higher Ed Governance: Stewardship or Sham?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Would management and governance practices in higher education pass muster in the corporate world? What are the roles of college and university trustees in resolving and preventing these controversies?

Can Budget Process Reform Really Save America?
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Could Congress and the president agree to explicit, sustainable long-term budgets for the three largest entitlement programs? Would a budget trigger that automatically cut spending or raised taxes be an effective enforcement mechanism?

The Obama Challenge
What Is the Right Change to Help All Americans Pursue Happiness and Create Prosperity?
Thursday, March 27, 2008
But how to judge the right change from the wrong change? With rising gas prices and health care costs, home foreclosures, the loss of manufacturing jobs, and troubled schools, what solutions will best equip Americans to pursue happiness and create prosperity?

Another Warning for Medicare?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Panelists will present the findings of this year's annual Medicare trustees' report and discuss the policy challenges facing the Medicare program.

The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement
AEI LEGAL CENTER FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Monday, March 24, 2008
Teles will present his insights at an event that is part of the Brookings Institution’s “Governing Ideas” book series.

AEI Election Watch 2008 (Session 4)
Thursday, March 20, 2008
AEI’s Election Watch series, which began in 1982, is the longest-running election program in Washington.