This event will address the problems and improvements needed for student loans, beginning with a keynote presentation by former secretary of education Bill Bennett.

The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political left. Philosopher Roger Scruton agrees that the environment is the most urgent political problem of our age but argues in his new book "How to Think Seriously About the Planet" that conservatism is far better suited to tackle environmental problems than either liberalism or socialism.

Is global governance fundamentally different from earlier forms of international cooperation? Is it a necessary response to the effects of globalization? Does the U.S. Constitution limit the ways the United States can engage in global governance? The AEI Project on Sovereignty will explore the effects of globalization on international law, institutions and the Constitution. 

At this conference, we will assess whether high frequency trading (HFT) has been good or bad for the securities markets and investors.

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) can change the financial world. The SEC can help make XBRL widespread.

In a keynote address, the Orthodox Church in America’s Metropolitan Jonah, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada provided insight into how persons of faith might deal with the challenges brought by the consumer age.

This AEI conference on the one-year anniversary of the tragedy, featuring a keynote speech by Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki followed by a panel of experts, will examine the pressing questions surrounding these events.

In this keynote address, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, will reflect on the state of America’s armed forces, including strategic goals; force posture; and, in this environment of fiscal strain, funding needs.