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?"

The question of the proper size and scope of government creates many rifts, even among conservatives. In this AEI debate, both Brooks and Ryan make the case for their competing visions of America. The conversation serves as a vivid reminder that even those who often agree on most things can differ on the basic question of the government's purpose.

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?"

The future is on the way.  Leading-edge innovators, we are assured, have already moved on, and are earnestly focusing on the just the sort of problems - manufacturing, energy, transportation (and I'd add healthcare) - that urgently require imaginative solutions.

An uncorrected transcript with remarks from Arthur Brooks, David Brooks and Rep. Paul Ryan from The American Enterprise Debate: How Much Government is Good Government?

Where Obama went wrong on education – and what Romney needs to say

The critical determinant of actual fertility levels in Muslim and non-Muslim societies alike at the end of the day would appear to be attitudinal and volitional, rather than material and mechanistic.

Leading thinkers, including two from AEI, assess what Google has accomplished on the occasion of its tenth anniversary.