The American Enterprise Debates delve deeper into the core issues at the heart of our societal fabric. The series aims to challenge conventional wisdom and inform policy in a sequence of one-hour debates that center on simple yet provocative questions.

This event was the fourth installment of AEI's series, Politics Watch.

A successful health care plan will have to provide consumers with realistic means of obtaining the services they need, not necessarily those they want.

A successful health care plan will have to provide consumers with realistic means of obtaining the services they need, not necessarily those they want.

What Tocqueville noticed about America's uniqueness 170 plus years ago remains even more valid today as the United States attempts to advance the cause of liberty and freedom.

Watch a debate between Rep. Paul Ryan and New York Times columnist David Brooks live on http://www.aei.org on the topic "How much government is good government?"