"Makin, the director of fiscal policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and Ornstein, a resident scholar at the institute, trace the conduct of fiscal policy from the debates of Hamilton and Jefferson to the Clinton administration. The quality of their narrative is rich, and problems with debt and taxes are placed in the context of politics, philosophy, and ideology. The work will appeal both to those who are interested in the history of fiscal policy and to individuals concerned with current budget issues. The authors, more hopeful than despairing, take a lot of space describing the origins of the current debt crisis; they offer constructive, sensible methods that, taken together, could dramatically improve, if not cure the budget crisis. Well written and argued in an evenhanded fashion, this book is required reading for people who think seriously about fiscal policy and the current budgetary crisis. A good choice for public libraries."
--Library Journal
John H. Makin and Norman J. Ornstein are resident scholars at AEI.
AEI's Election Watch series returns in December 2007 for its fourteenth season, bringing together AEI's nationally renowned team of political analysts and other commentators. These sessions are essential for anyone who wants to understand the elections.
Public Opinion Snapshot - Who Will Win?
Regardless of who you support, and trying to be as objective as possible, who do you think will win the election in November . . . ? (October)
The Future of Red, Blue, and Purple America is a joint project of the American Enterprise Institute and Brookings Institution that focuses on the impact of demographic and geographic change on the 2008 elections and beyond. Selected papers from the upcoming Brookings Institution Press book and presentations as well as audio, video, and summary files from the conference held at AEI on February 28 are available here.
AEI and Brookings have launched the Election Reform Project. The program is a joint effort to monitor the implementation of the Help America Vote Act and to develop a bipartisan policy agenda for further improvements in the administration of elections.
