FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2013CONTACT: mediaservices@aei.org, 202.862.5829In a new book aimed at college students, best-selling political scientist Charles Murray distills what American exceptionalism means. Murray explains what has made America unique in the last two centuries and what has changed since its...

On Monday, the interest rate on roughly one out of every three new student loans will double, increasing from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.  A year ago, Congress put together a temporary fix that cost taxpayers about $6 billion, but saved students approximately $9.00 per month.

Two separate plans have been...

With the House Financial Services Committee holding a hearing on whether 'too big to fail' still exists under Dodd-Frank, AEI has a number of finance experts available for comment or to speak on background for this ongoing issue.  Peter J. Wallison, a member of the Financial Crisis...

This morning the Supreme Court issued opinions on several high-profile cases, including Fisher vs. University of Texas.  AEI Visiting Fellow and Director of the Project on Fair Representation Edward Blum will host a media conference featuring Abigail Fisher today at 2:00 pm to respond to the opinion.  Ms. Fisher...