Commencement or Indoctrination Speech?

Commencement or Indoctrination Speech?

By Anthony Hadford | A commencement speech is an opportunity for students to reflect on their educational experiences and receive advice and inspiration from notable figures in society. For example, in 1941 Winston Churchill told the graduates of Harrow School,...
Polls on global warming, energy, etc.

Polls on global warming, energy, etc.

The latest issue of AEI’s monthly newsletter on public opinion, AEI Political Report, examines the attitudes toward global warming, how Americans feel about the production and transportation of energy, the fallout of the sequester, changing attitudes about taxes, and...
Population Bomb? Not Quite!

Population Bomb? Not Quite!

By Mark J. Perry | No, there’s been a massive global drop in human fertility that has gone largely unnoticed by the media. The chart above shows the significant, downward trend in the world’s Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) over the last half century, which...
Government Restricts Speech on College Campuses

Government Restricts Speech on College Campuses

By Andrew Kloster | Last week, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division and the Department of Education (ED) Office for Civil Rights issued a joint letter memori­­­alizing an “agreement” with the University of Montana relating to Title IX of...
Resisting the Reins of Power

Resisting the Reins of Power

By Eric Metaxas | The Legacy of George Washington | It takes a truly great man to resist seizing power when it is clearly within his grasp. If you pay much attention to what goes on in Washington (DC), you’ll observe that no one voluntarily gives up power. They...