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Henry Olsen
Vice President and Director, National Research Initiative
RESOURCES
RESEARCH AREAS
- Long-term political trends
Contact
E-mail: holsen@aei.org
Phone: 202-828-6024
Assistant: Greg Lane
Assistant E-mail: greg.lane@aei.org
Assistant Phone: 202-862-4879
Biography
Henry Olsen, a lawyer by training, is the director of AEI's National Research Initiative. In that capacity, he identifies leading academics and public intellectuals who work in an aspect of domestic public policy and recruits them to visit or write for AEI. Mr. Olsen studies and writes about the policy and political implications of long-term trends in social, economic, and political thought.
Experience
- Vice President for Programs, Executive Director, Center for Civic Innovation, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 1998-2006
- President, Executive Director, Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives, 1995-98
- Attorney, Dechert, Price, and Rhoads, 1991-95
- Judicial Clerk, Judge Danny J. Boggs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1990-91
- Legislative Assistant, California State Assembly, 1984-87
- Associate, Hoffenblum-Mollrich Communications, 1983-84
- Consultant, Sebastiani Redistrict Initiative, 1983
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School B.A., Claremont McKenna College
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Conservatives who seek a revival in their movement must examine how America has changed since the glory days of President Ronald Reagan, and how those changes pose new challenges to, and may impose new limits on, conservatism today.
Was the Goldwater campaign of 1964 was a major loss for conservatism or an invaluable time of forging principles?
The Republican base is mostly white evangelical Christians, but it can grow through appealing to the educated affluent, the working-class nonevangelical faithful, or minorities.
Social Security and Medicare are not the only out-of-control federal entitlements.
Issues of security and prevention may soon displace the politics of tolerance and opportunity.
AEI Online
November 25, 2008
What can the GOP do to regain its electoral footing?
This is not the first time that conservatives and Republicans have stared into an electoral abyss.
As Lincoln showed, a "war ticket" is not the formula for lasting success.
Sen. Barack Obama is visiting a Europe that, over the past decade, has very quietly embraced many market-based reforms.
Without much fanfare, some of Europe's social democracies have jumped ahead of the United States on market-based reform.
In deciding how to react to the Huckabee challenge, Reagan's GOP descendants now face a unique choice.
Charles Fried's new book is a welcome defense of liberty, but it fails to clarify the foundations of liberty.
Events [List all]
Can California's Economic Crisis Be Solved? What are the Lessons for the Rest of the Country?
September 23, 2009
Steve Poizner, California's elected Insurance Commissioner and a candidate for Governor in 2010, will share his vision for solving California's woes.
Rebuilding the Ark: New Perspectives on ESA Reform
September 15, 2009
At this event, leading environmental policy experts, academics, and legal scholars will discuss their proposals for new and innovative reforms that challenge conventional conservation strategies and seek to enhance economic efficiency and environmental conservation simultaneously.
CANCELED: The Impact of Increased Unionization and the Employee Free Choice Act on the U.S. Economy
July 21, 2009
Please note that this event has been canceled.
The Increase in Leisure Inequality, 1965-2005
June 24, 2009
The amount of leisure time Americans have is crucial to our understanding of American well-being.
Social Justice, Free Markets, and Evangelicals
June 23, 2009
Marvin Olasky will discuss the false dichotomy between freedom and justice and offer his ideas on reconciling these aims.
Voting Rights--and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections
June 11, 2009
Abigail Thernstrom will discuss the 1965 Voting Rights Act and her book, "Voting Rights--and Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections."
High-Skilled Immigration in a Globalized Labor Market
April 22, 2009
At this two-day conference, scholars from across the country and around the world will explore the value of high-skilled immigration in a globalized labor market.
God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World
April 3, 2009
John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge will discuss their new book, in which they argue that religion and modernity can thrive together.
Pharmaceutical Price Regulation: Public Perceptions, Economic Realities, and Empirical Evidence
February 17, 2009
At this event, John A. Vernon and Joseph H. Golec will discuss their new AEI Press book.
The Coming Age of the Über-Athlete: What's So Bad about Gene Enhancement and Doping?
December 18, 2008
Prices, Poverty, and Inequality: Why Americans Are Better Off Than You Think
December 15, 2008
Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable
December 8, 2008
Do High-Stakes Tests Reduce Learning in Untested Subjects?
July 10, 2008
Doha's Death Knell, U.S. Agricultural Policy, and the Future of Free Trade
January 30, 2008
Electricity Deregulation, Texas-Style
January 25, 2008
Is NCLB Leaving Children Behind?
July 16, 2007
The 2007 Farm Bill and Beyond
May 17, 2007
Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth about Compassionate Conservatism
December 5, 2006
The Entrepreneurial Imperative
October 23, 2006
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