This collection of essays, contributed by some of the nation's top scholars and thinkers, takes on the weighty task of sizing up America.

**Please note that this event was held at the Hart Senate Office Building**

On April 30, distinguished public officials and scholars from the University of Pennsylvania, the Brookings Institution, and AEI will explore how incivility affects our political system and our ability to tackle the problems of twenty-first-century life. ...

State and federal functions should be segregated; this is especially critical for Medicaid and education.