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2007

8/2: All Eyes on the World Bank, by Adam Lerrick
8/1: Measuring Poverty in America, by Douglas J. Besharov
7/31: Access to Information in the People's Republic of China, by Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
7/25: PTSD and Personality Disorders: Challenges for the VA, by Sally Satel, M.D.
7/18: Safety of Chinese Imports: Oversight and Analysis of the Federal Response, By Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
7/17: U.S. Policy Options in Iraq, by Michael Rubin
6/28: Medicare Advantage and the Federal Budget, by Mark B. McClellan, M.D.
6/27: The Stealth Tax That's No Longer a Wealth Tax: How to Stop the AMT from Sneaking Up on Unsuspecting Taxpayers, by Kevin A. Hassett
6/27: Investing in Young Children Pays Dividends: The Economic Case for Early Care and Education, by Douglas J. Besharov
6/27: Iraq: Is the Escalation Working? by Frederick W. Kagan
6/25: Oversight Hearing on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Response to Air Quality Issues Arising from the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, by Samuel Thernstrom
6/8: Clear and Practical Mortgage Disclosure, by Alex J. Pollock
5/21: Bank Consolidation, Subprime Mortgage Issues, and the One-Page Mortgage Disclosure, by Alex J. Pollock
4/25: Living without Health Insurance, by Joseph Antos
3/28: Subprime Mortgage Lending Problems in Context, by Alex J. Pollock
3/28: China's Risky Currency Policy, by John H. Makin
3/27: Hearing on Subprime and Predatory Lending, by Alex J. Pollock
3/14: Fundamental Improvements in Drug Safety for the 21st Century, by Mark B. McClellan, M.D.
3/7: The Spread of the AMT, by Alan D. Viard
3/5: Testimony Submitted to the United States House Committee on Appropriates Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, by Alan D. Viard
2/8: Supreme Court Amicus Brief Seeking Certiorari in AT&T Corp. v. Lila T. Gavin, by Peter J. Wallison
1/31: Economic Growth, Economic Justice, and Public Policy, by Richard Vedder
1/18: Briefing: North Korea, by James R. Lilley
1/10: Market Initiatives to Improve Access to Health Insurance, by Joseph Antos

2006
9/14 - Catching Terrorists, by John Yoo
9/14 - H. R. 5388, by John C. Fortier
8/21 - Concept Release Concerning Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Report, by Alex J. Pollock
7/20 - Iran's Nuclear Impasse: Next Steps, by Michael Ledeen
7/19 - Ten Lessons from the 1996 Welfare Reforms, by Newt Gingrich
6/28 - The Milberg Weiss Indictment and H.R. 5491, by Ted Frank
6/28 - Hedge Funds and Analysts: Insuring Disclosure to Control Manipulative Short Selling, by Alex J. Pollock
6/21 - Building a 21st Century Intelligent Health System, by Newt Gingrich
5/17 - Understanding the Benefits and Costs of Section 5 Pre-Clearance, by Abigail Thernstrom
5/16 - Demystifying Hedge Funds, by Adam Lerrick
5/2 - Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 Roundtable, by Alex. J. Pollock
5/1 - Access to Essential Medical Interventions and Mission Creep in Aid Agencies, by Roger Bate
4/26 - America’s Capital Markets: Maintaining Our Lead in the 21st Century, by Newt Gingrich
4/17 - Comments to the EPA on the National Ambient Air Quality Standard, by Joel Schwartz
4/11 - The Legality of Wal-Mart's Application to Acquire a Banking Affiliate, by Peter J. Wallison
4/5 - The Effectiveness of the Small Business Administration, by Veronique de Rugy
4/5 - Addressing the Unintended Burdens of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, by Alex J. Pollock
3/29 - The Role of Health Services Research in Improving Our Nation’s Health, by Joe Antos
3/28 - Is the World Bank’s Word Good Enough? by Adam Lerrick
3/15 - Every American's Right to Know the Price and Quality of Medical Services, by Newt Gingrich
3/15 - The Importance of Health Information Technology, by Newt Gingrich
3/14 - The 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, by Thomas Donnelly
3/8 - United States Policy toward Iran, by Michael A. Ledeen
3/7 - How to Improve the Credit Rating Agency Sector, by Alex J. Pollock
3/2 - Lobbying Reform: Accountability through Transparency, by Norman J. Ornstein
3/1 - Threats to Security, Threats to Economy, by James K. Glassman
2/8 - Assessing California vs. Federal Automobile Emissions Standards for Pennsylvania, by Joel Schwartz
1/19 - USAID's New Policy Reforms, by Roger Bate and Richard Tren

2005
11/15 - The Threat of the Current Regime in Iran, by Newt Gingrich
10/31 - The Current State of UN Reform, by Newt Gingrich
10/19 - Status of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, by Newt Gingrich
10/6 - H.R. 1369, by Veronique de Rugy
9/29 - Clerical Iran, by Reuel Marc Gerecht
9/28 - Science in Environmental Policy Making, by Roger Bate and Richard Tren
9/22 - Medicare and the Prescription Drug Benefit, by Joe Antos
9/22 - Threats in Eurasia, by Leon Aron
9/15 - Taiwan's Defense, by Dan Blumenthal 
9/15 - Opening Statement before the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, by Thomas Donnelly
7/22 - The Impact of China's Economic Growth on North and Southeast Asia, by Dan Blumenthal
7/21 - United Nations Reform, by Newt Gingrich
7/19 - Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act (S. 489), by Michael Greve
7/15 - The Economic Stagnation of the Black Middle Class (Relative to Whites), by Douglas Besharov
7/15 - Securing American Sovereignty, by Claude Barfield
7/13 - Turning Bureaucrats into Plutocrats, by Newt Gingrich
7/1 - The G-8 Summit and Africa's Development, by Roger Bate
6/30 - The United States and Pakistan, by Danielle Pletka
6/29 - H.R. 2990: Creating a Competitive Rating Agency Sector, by Alex Pollock
6/28 - Oversight Hearing on the District of Columbia's Gun Control Laws, by John Lott
6/23 - Your Personal Lock Box, by Alex Pollock
6/22 - Medicaid Prescription Drugs, by John E. Calfee
6/22 - The Consensus Findings of the Task Force on U.N. Reform, by Newt Gingrich
6/7 - International Monetary Fund Reform, by Allan H. Meltzer
5/23 - Blowing the Cover on Stealth Tax, by Kevin Hassett
5/18 - Increasing Generic Drug Utilization , by Scott Gottlieb
5/12 - The Blind Hydra, by Roger Bate
5/12 - A New Approach to Personal Social Security Accounts, by Alex J. Pollock
5/9 - Taxed to Death, by Roger Bate
5/5 - The Roles of FDA and Pharmaceutical Companies in Ensuring the Safety of Approved Drugs, Like Vioxx, by John E. Calfee
4/19 - College Access: Is Government Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem?, by Richard Vedder
4/13 - The Federal Home Loan Banks in the Context of Housing GSE Reform, by Alex J. Pollock
4/12 - Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2005, by Veronique de Rugy
4/6 - Four Broad Lessons from Iraq, by Richard Perle
3/15 - United Nations Reform, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
3/10 - The Korean Peninsula, by James R. Lilley
3/1 - The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, by Randall S. Kroszner 
3/1 - FDA's Drug Approval Process, by Scott Gottlieb
2/17 - North Korea's WMD Program , by Nicholas Eberstadt
2/9 - The Way Forward in the Middle East Peace Process: Hearing before the House Committee on International Relations, by Danielle Pletka

2004

9/14 - Malaria in Africa, by Roger Bate
9/14 - The Ratings Game: Improving Transparency and Competition Among the Credit Rating Agencies, by Alex J. Pollock
8/3 - Pharmaceutical Price Controls in OECD Countries, by Kevin A. Hassett
7/7 - Should the WTO Determine U.S. Tax Policy? by Claude E. Barfield
6/15 - Reconstructing Iraq, by Danielle Pletka
6/8 - Supreme Court Hostility toward Religious Expression in the Public Square, by Vincent Phillip Muñoz
5/19 - IMF and World Bank Reform 2004, by Allan H. Meltzer
5/19 - The SEC Proposal on Market Structure, by Peter J.Wallison
5/01 - The Potential Economic Costs of Drug Importation, by John Vernon
4/28 - UN Accountability for the Oil for Food Program, by Danielle Pletka
4/27 - International Pharmaceutical Pricing, by John E. Calfee
4/21 - The FASB Stock Options Proposal, by Kevin A. Hassett
4/20 - Risking a Serious Mistake, by James K. Glassman
4/8 - Military Implications of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
3/18 - Domestic Determinants of Russia's Policy toward the United States, by Leon Aron
3/11 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Iraq Veterans, by Sally Satel
2/25 - A Good Deal of Sense: What Investors Need from Mutual Funds . . . and from Policymakers, by James K. Glassman
2/11 - Pharmaceutical Price Controls, by John E. Calfee

2003

12/19 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Rule on Security Holder Director Nominations, by Randall S. Kroszner
11/30 - U.S. National Security Strategy, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
11/12 - Beyond the FASB, by James K. Glassman
10/30 - Securing Freedom and the Nation Collecting Intelligence under the Law, by John Yoo
10/29 - Encouraging Developments among Iraq's Rising Majority, by Karl Zinsmeister
10/16 - The End of the SRO, by James K. Glassman
09/30 - Can Medicare and Medicaid Promote More Efficient Health Care?, by Joseph Antos
09/24 - Continuity of Congress: Special Elections in Extraordinary Circumstances, by Norman J. Ornstein
09/24 - A Medicare Prescription-Drug Safety Net, by Joseph Antos
09/16 - Ensuring the Continuity of the United States Government: The Presidency, by John C. Fortier
09/09 - Ensuring the Continuity of the United States Government: The Congress, by Norman J. Ornstein
09/09 - The Vital Imperative: Establishing a Permanent Committee on Homeland Security, by Newt Gingrich
09/04 - U.S.-Cuba Economic Relations, by Mark Falcoff
07/31 - Corruption in North Korea's Economy, by Nicholas Eberstadt
07/22 - FASB Derivative Accounting Standards, by Peter J. Wallison
07/21 - Oversight of Government-Sponsored Enterprises, by Peter J. Wallison
07/17 - The Cost of Adding a Prescription-Drug Benefit to Medicare, by Joseph Antos and Jagadeesh J. Gokhale
06/25 - Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq, by John Yoo
06/17 - The Future of Transatlantic Relations, by Radek Sikorski
06/06 - Elevation of the EPA to Department Level Status, by Steven F. Hayward
06/03 - The Future of Human Longevity, by Newt Gingrich.
06/03 - Mandatory Expensing of Stock Options, by James K. Glassman
05/20 - Drugs, Counterfeiting, and Weapons Proliferation: The North Korean Connection, by Nicholas Eberstadt
05/19 - Perspectives on House Reform of Homeland Security, by Norman J. Ornstein and Thomas E. Mann
05/07 - The United Nations Human Rights Commission, by Mark Falcoff
05/06 - The Role of Market Competition in Strengthening Medicare, by Joseph Antos
04/30 - The Future of Fiscal Policy in the United States, by Kevin A. Hassett
04/03 - Growing Overweight and Obesity in America, by Douglas J. Besharov
03/19 -  Promoting Ethical Regenerative Medicine Research and Prohibiting Immoral Human Reproductive Cloning, by Leon R. Kass, M.D.
03/12 - Testimony on North Korea, by James R. Lilley
03/11 - Recommendations for Improving Regulatory Accountability and Transparency, by Robert W. Hahn
03/06 - The President's Economic Growth Proposal to Eliminate the Double Taxation of Corporate Earnings, by John H. Makin
03/05 - Small Investors = Big Winners: How the Growing U.S. Shareholder Society Benefits From President Bush’s Tax Reform Proposals, by James K. Glassman
03/05 - Independent Peer-Review of Scientific, Technical, and Economic Products that Support Agency Decision-Making, by Randall Lutter
02/26 - Economic Report of the President, by Eric M. Engen
02/26 - The Presence of U.S. Forces in Europe, by Thomas Donnelly
02/12 - Evaluation of Proposals for Economic Growth and Job Creation, by Kevin A. Hassett
01/29 - The Ethics of Human Cloning, by Leon R. Kass, M.D.

2002

10/09 - Telecommunications and Trade Promotion Authority (Summary), by J. Gregory Sidak
09/26 - The Need for UN Weapons Inspections in Iraq, by Richard Perle
09/19 - Testimony before the House International Relations Committee, by Richard Perle
09/13 - First Amendment Issues, by John E. Calfee
09/12 - Replenishment of the Multilateral Banks, by Allan H. Meltzer
09/01 - The FDA Should Allow Food Labeling Claims about Nutrient Content and Health, by Randall Lutter and Elisabeth Irwin
06/13 - The Case against Ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), by Christina Hoff Sommers
06/13 - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
06/11 - The Indispensable Role of Public Diplomacy and Public Information Operations in Securing America's Future, by Newt Gingrich
06/06 - Recomendations for Improving Federal Regulation, by Robert W. Hahn
05/23 - United States in the War on Terrorism, by Danielle Pletka
05/22 - We Must Expand Our Investment in Science, by Newt Gingrich
05/16 - Bizarre Behavior?: The Story of Enron Stock Losses in the Florida State Employee Retirement Fund, by James K. Glassman
05/09 - Corporate Income Tax Reform and the Extraterritorial Income Regime, by Eric M. Engen
05/08 - Medicare Financing and Prescription Drugs, by Joseph Antos
05/02 - Dynamic Scoring, by Kevin A. Hassett
05/02 - Some Intuition Concerning the Benefits of Consumption Taxation, by Kevin A. Hassett
05/01 - E-Congress?: Using Technology to Conduct Congressional Operations in Emergency  Situations, by Norman J. Ornstein
04/16 - How the United States Can Best Deal with Terrorism, by Richard Perle
03/13 - A Review of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, by Peter J. Wallison
03/13 - How to Protect Investors against Another Enron, by James K. Glassman
03/07 - State Implementation of Work Requirements and Time Limits in Welfare Programs, by Douglas J. Besharov
03/06 - The International Monetary Fund Two Years after the IFIAC (Meltzer) Commission, by Allan H. Meltzer
02/28 - Providing for the Temporary Filling of House Vacancies, by Norman J. Ornstein
02/27 - How Do We Promote Democratization, Poverty Alleviation, and Human Rights to Build a More Secure World?, by Richard Perle

2001

11/27 - National Immunization Program: Is It Prepared for the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century?, by John E. Calfee
11/16 - Does America Need a National Identifier?, by Newt Gingrich
11/07 - Threats to Domestic Security (Transcript), by Newt Gingrich
10/25 - The Economic Stimulus, by Kevin A. Hassett
07/26 - What to Do, and What Not to Do, about "Predatory Lending", by Charles W. Calomiris
07/19 - Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs, by John E. Calfee
07/19 - Mexico City Policy: Effects of Restrictions on International Family Planning Funding, by Nicholas Eberstadt
07/10 - The Role of Tax Incentives in Energy Policy, by Kevin A. Hassett
06/27 - Budget Enforcement Act, by Kevin A. Hassett
06/14 - The Analyst Paradox, by James K. Glassman
06/12 - Campaign Finance Legislation, by Daniel E. Troy
06/11 - The Bandwidth Race, the Regulatory War, by Thomas W. Hazlett
06/06 - The UN Commission on Human Rights, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
06/05 - H.R. 1542, by James K. Glassman
05/17 - The Empty Playing Field, by James K. Glassman
03/29 - Beyond the Tax Cut: Unleashing the Economy, by James K. Glassman
03/21 - U.S. National Security (transcript), by Newt Gingrich
03/08 - The World Bank One Year after the Commission's Report to Congress, by Allan H. Meltzer
03/01 - Transition to Digital Television, by Thomas W. Hazlett
02/14 - Election Night 2000 Coverage by the Networks, by Ben J. Wattenberg
02/13 - Budget Outlook and Tax Policy, by Kevin A. Hassett

2000

10/11 - United States Policy on United Nations Peacekeeping, by John R. Bolton
09/21 - Social Security, by Ben J. Wattenberg
09/20 - The Millennium Summit and Current United States Policy on United Nations Peacekeeping, by John R. Bolton
09/06 - H.R. 3703 and its Effects on Government Sponsored Enterprises, by Peter J. Wallison
09/06 - Taiwan, the PRC, and the World Trade Organization, by John R. Bolton
07/26 - Don't Roll Back the Telecom Act. Enforce It., by James K. Glassman
07/19 - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Securities of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, by Peter J. Wallison
05/30 - Comments to the World Health Organization, by John E. Calfee
05/23 - When Will Economics Guide IMF and World Bank Reforms?, by Charles W. Calomiris
04/20 - On Whether the United States Should Grant Permanent Normal Trade Relations to the People's Republic of China, by Arthur Waldron
03/20 - Comments to the World Health Organization, by John E. Calfee
03/15 - Comments on the Congressional Medal to Ronald and Nancy Reagan, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
02/15 - Hearing on Seniors' Access to Prescription-Drug Benefits, by John E. Calfee
01/21 - United States Policy on United Nations Peacekeeping, by John R. Bolton

1999

11/10 - European Common Foreign, Security, and Defense Policies, by John R. Bolton
10/13 - An Amendment to the Presidential Transition Act, by Norman J. Ornstein
10/07 - Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
09/29 - The Treasury's Debt Buyback Proposal, by John H. Makin
09/29 - Joint Economic Commitee Summit on Biotechnology, by James K. Glassman
08/19 - Causes of the Trade Deficit, by John H. Makin
08/14 - Federal Hate Crimes Legislation, by Daniel E. Troy
07/14 - Israel's Treatment at the United Nations, by John R. Bolton
06/15 - High Returns, Limited Risks, by James K. Glassman
05/21 - Exchange Rate Stability in International Finance, by John H. Makin
05/04 - Panama and the Impact of the United States, by Mark Falcoff
04/28 - National Missile Defense and ABM Treaty, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
04/12 - The Statistically Misleading 74 Cent Wage Gap, by Diana Furchtgott-Roth
03/24 - North Korea: A Continuing Threat, by James R. Lilley
03/24 - North Atlantic Relations Talk with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by Jeffrey Gedmin
03/03 - Investing Social Security in the Private Market, by Carolyn L. Weaver
02/25 - Government Investing in the Stock Market, by James K. Glassman
01/20 - Federal Tax Policy in the New Millennium, by Lawrence B. Lindsey

1998

11/19 - Social Security Reform, by Herbert Stein
10/08 - Assessing the Administration's Foreign Policy, by John R. Bolton
09/09 - Personal Security Accounts, by Carolyn L. Weaver
08/10 - Future of Medicare, by Robert B. Helms
07/24 - Can Americans Handle Their Own Retirement Investing Choices?, by James K. Glassman
06/16 - Panama, the Canal, and U.S. Interests, by Mark Falcoff
05/20 - The New Russia, by Leon Aron
05/14 - Engagement with China, by Arthur Waldron
04/28 - Japanese Economy and Banking System, by John H. Makin
04/21 - The Role of Japan in the Asian Financial Crisis, by James K. Glassman
04/21 - Congress and the International Monetary Fund, by Lawrence B. Lindsey
03/18 - Proposals to Regulate Political Issue Advocacy, by John R. Bolton
02/26 - Administrative Taxation, by James K. Glassman
02/24 - Testimony on the Regulatory Improvement Act of 1998, by Robert W. Hahn and Robert E. Litan
01/30 - The Asian Crisis and the IMF, by Lawrence B. Lindsey

1997


01/09 - Proposed Enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, by Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
09/04 - Proposals for Electoral College Reform, by Walter Berns
06/18 - Most-Favored Nation Status and the Role of Unilateral U.S. Sanctions, by James R. Lilley
03/05 - The Economics of Airline Safety and Security, by Robert W. Hahn



Financial Services Outlook

In the August issue of Financial Services Outlook, Peter J. Wallison evaluates the SEC's recent proxy access proposal and offers a compromise that protects corporate obligations and ensures access for legitimate proxy challenges.


No Remedy Left Behind

"No Remedy Left Behind is a sobering and important look at the nation's basic federal education law governing K­-12 schools."
--Diane Ravitch


AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest

The National Legal Center for the Public Interest has been merged into AEI, forming a new research division named the AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest (AEILC). The new AEILC will pursue an expanded program of research, publications, and conferences on legal and constitutional issues drawing on the traditions, interests, and people of both institutions. The AEILC will be directed by AEI resident fellow Ted Frank.


Russian Outlook

Russian Outlook  
In the most recent issue of Russian Outlook, Leon Aron details what happened in 1990s Russia besides "chaos."


Liability Outlook

Liability OutlookIn this issue of Liability Outlook,
Ted Frank considers how the civil justice system can interfere with national policy goals.