AEI

The American Enterprise Institute is a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. AEI President Robert Doar, along with Senior Fellows Matthew Continetti and Timothy Carney, and Fellow Katherine Zimmerman are regular contributors to Straight Arrow News.

Contributors

John Fortier

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Timothy Carney

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Robert Doar

President, American Enterprise Institute

Which of the two major parties — Democrats or Republicans — might face more consequences if No Labels were to field a presidential candidate?

Conservative Opinion

September 28

How a No Labels candidate might affect outcome of 2024 election

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Former President Trump's immigration policy served as a humane and effective deterrent, in contrast to President Biden's current approach.

Conservative Opinion

September 21

Trump’s immigration deterrence policy more humane than Biden’s

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

A string of recent coups in Africa's Sahel region reveals an urgent need for U.S. security policy changes.

Conservative Opinion

September 15

African coups demand US policy changes

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Biden's declining popularity began in the summer of 2021, overlapping with gas prices, inflation and a messy withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Conservative Opinion

September 7

Biden’s declining popularity began in Afghanistan

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Voting reforms may be polarizing, but if you look at the actual data, the changes have minimal partisan impact on voter turnout.

Conservative Opinion

August 31

Voting reforms have minimal partisan impact on electoral turnout

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Some politicians are suggesting a mandatory national service corp to improve American, but the country is too divided for that to work.

Conservative Opinion

August 24

Partisan divide makes a new national service corps impossible

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Since the U.S. killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda has not had a visible leader. Here's why that matters.

Conservative Opinion

August 11

The impact of al-Qaeda’s missing public leadership

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action is consistent with America's ongoing efforts to rectify its discriminatory past.

Conservative Opinion

August 3

Affirmative action ruling consistent with struggle against US racist past

President, American Enterprise Institute

The polls don't lie: Biden's economic policies have been detrimental to the country and have made the president deeply unpopular.

Conservative Opinion

July 27

‘Bidenomics’ falls short in addressing America’s economic woes

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

We don't need any more regulations that require campaign ads to inform voters when AI has been used to create the audio or visual content.

Conservative Opinion

July 20

Do we need new laws for AI-generated political ads?

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Some conservatives believe Democrats have been spreading misinformation about COVID and Hunter Biden when they should have known better.

Conservative Opinion

July 13

What Democrats get wrong about misinformation and free speech

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

While the threat of terrorism against the U.S. has decreased, it would be a costly mistake to divest from counterterrorism efforts.

Conservative Opinion

June 22

Divesting from counterterrorism would be costly mistake for US

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Presidential debates are an important part of the election process, but with Republicans unhappy with the format, it's time for some changes.

Conservative Opinion

June 15

Republican demands for changes to presidential debates warranted

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

President Biden's uninspired launch of his reelection campaign is indicative of the mixed feelings many Democrats have about his candidacy.

Conservative Opinion

June 1

Biden’s lukewarm campaign rollout is sign of problems ahead

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis can turn his feud with Disney into a wider platform for tackling corporate welfare.

Conservative Opinion

May 25

DeSantis is right to oppose government subsidies for Disney

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

To avoid a default and restore confidence, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy must quickly resolve their debt ceiling standoff.

Conservative Opinion

May 18

Debt ceiling standoff between Biden and GOP must end quickly

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Fighting in Sudan prompted the U.S. government to evacuate embassy staff, but should private American citizens receive the same treatment?

Conservative Opinion

May 12

Did the US government abandon its private citizens in Sudan?

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The pandemic lockdowns elminated foot traffic in some U.S. cities. That led to a rise in crime and social decay that may linger for years.

Conservative Opinion

May 4

Blame lockdowns for urban doom loop in Portland, San Francisco

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

For Republicans to win in 2024, the GOP has to add white college-educated suburban voters to its rural base..

Conservative Opinion

April 27

GOP needs suburban voters in 2024 election

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Despite the partisan rhetoric popular in today's Washington, there is optimism that lawmakers may be able to find a way to work together.

Conservative Opinion

April 20

It’s time for Congress to break the cycle of political payback

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

While peace in the Yemen civil war between Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government is encouraging, problems will persist.

Conservative Opinion

April 17

Prospect of Yemen peace encouraging but problems persist

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The government should improve our bike and pedestrian infrastructure, and fund more bike paths because it will liberate parents and kids.

Conservative Opinion

April 6

The government should fund more bike paths

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

President Biden and the Fed aren't going to get the soft landing they're hoping for given their policies on banks and interest rates.

Conservative Opinion

March 30

Biden and Powell top inflation gaffe with an emergency gift to banks

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Social media platforms should set rules for political ads ahead of 2024, then promise not to change those rules too close to the election.

Conservative Opinion

March 24

Social media platforms need new political advertising rules before 2024

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The Biden administration will require semiconductor manufacturers that receive subsidies to provide child care for their workers.

Conservative Opinion

March 16

Biden’s child care subsidies dictate how to raise children

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The SNAP food stamps program is hugely important for millions of struggling Americans, but it should do more to encourage people to find work.

Conservative Opinion

March 9

End of pandemic SNAP benefits a chance to improve food program

President, American Enterprise Institute

The GOP must have recruit quality candidates to run for office if it stands a chance to retake control of the Senate in 2024.

Conservative Opinion

March 2

The GOP needs quality candidates to retake the Senate

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The U.S. must figure out how terrorist groups gain support in communities if they want any true success at eradicating their safe havens.

Conservative Opinion

February 23

US must rethink its strategy to defeat terrorist safe havens

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Divided government — where one party controls the presidency and the other party controls Congress — has its pros and cons.

Conservative Opinion

February 16

Is divided government good for America or bad?

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

President Biden blamed the rise in crime across the U.S. on the COVID-19 pandemic. But lockdowns are really the cause for the spike in crime.

Conservative Opinion

February 9

Blame lockdowns, not COVID-19, for America’s crime wave

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing his "anti-wokeism" campaign hard, perhaps in preparation for a 2024 run against former President Trump.

Conservative Opinion

February 2

DeSantis is on a roll with his ‘anti-wokeism’ message

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Despite some criticism that it's an antiquated system, supporters argue that the Electoral College still works and should not be abolished.

Conservative Opinion

January 26

Why the US should not abolish the Electoral College

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Earth overpopulation is a myth we should all ignore. The human population is actually declining at an alarming rate.

Conservative Opinion

January 19

Earth overpopulation is a myth we should all ignore

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Al-Qaida is still determined to be the leader of the global jihadist movement so now is not a time for the U.S. to be complacent.

Conservative Opinion

January 5

Don’t underestimate al-Qaida or ISIS in coming year

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

As Iran continues to roil under protests, President Biden must embrace a stronger strategy to take on Iran and its oppressive regime.

Conservative Opinion

December 22

Biden must embrace a stronger strategy to take on Iran

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The Colorado web design lawsuit isn't really about gay rights. It's about whether a state can force citizens to violate their conscience.

Conservative Opinion

December 15

Colorado web design lawsuit isn’t really about gay rights

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

It's time to amend the Presidential Succession Act to provide the United States greater protection against catastrophe.

Conservative Opinion

December 8

It’s time to amend the Presidential Succession Act

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

end affirmative action

Conservative Opinion

December 1

America ready to end affirmative action for colleges

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Qatar invested billions of dollars worth of new infrastructure projects into the 2022 World Cup. History shows it's a poor investment.

Conservative Opinion

November 23

Qatar will regret hosting the 2022 World Cup

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Final election results used to be available on or shortly after Election Day, but mail-in ballots have changed how and when votes are counted.

Conservative Opinion

November 10

Why does it take so long to get final election results?

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Democrats were up in arms about a Georgia law they claimed suppressed voter turnout. But early voting numbers show otherwise.

Conservative Opinion

November 3

Georgia’s election laws falsely accused of voter suppression

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

The impact of Iran-made drones extends far beyond the Ukraine war. It is also having a major effect in regional conflicts in the Middle East.

Conservative Opinion

October 27

Iran drones’ impact extends far beyond Ukraine War

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Biden's border policy has left us with an immigrant crisis and his energy policies are leading us towards stagflation.

Conservative Opinion

October 20

Biden’s energy and border policies will hurt him in 2024

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

President Biden has been imposing limits on fossil fuels, while promoting green energy policies. His strategy will weaken the country.

Conservative Opinion

October 13

Biden’s limits on fossil fuels will weaken US economy

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Conservative Opinion

October 6

We must do more than over-the-horizon to fight terrorism

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

According to critics, there are consequences for having tax credits for buyers of electric vehicles, including higher prices.

Conservative Opinion

September 30

The electric vehicle tax credit will cost us

Timothy Carney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Decades of inaccurate census data collected by the U.S. government has painted an inaccurate picture of inequality in America.

Conservative Opinion

September 22

Census data paints an inaccurate picture of inequality in America

President, American Enterprise Institute

President Biden has said he will use force against Iran to prevent them from obtaining nuclear weapons, but he cannot be trusted.

Conservative Opinion

August 25

Can Biden’s threat of force against a nuclear Iran be trusted?

Matthew Continetti

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

Fixing the electoral college process used to elect a U.S. president is a bipartisan priority for Congress after the January 6 Capitol riot.

Conservative Opinion

August 18

How Congress can fix the Electoral College process

Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute

President Biden's pledge to help our allies flee Afghanistan remains unfulfilled, more than a year after American troops left the country.

Conservative Opinion

August 11

Biden must honor pledge to help US allies in Afghanistan

Katherine Zimmerman

Fellow, American Enterprise Institute