At this event, four distinguished lawyers who have significant experience both in government and constitutional law will discuss the key constitutional issues that are essential to understand in this controversy, the precedents from similar disputes in the past, and the implications for the future if either the president’s position or the opponents' position is ultimately upheld by the courts.

Few social scientists, and even fewer political scientists, have done as much to improve American life as James Q. Wilson, who died last week at age 80.

Wilfred M. McClay will deliver the April Bradley Lecture.

As the world’s sole remaining superpower, its most celebrated democracy, and the wellspring of an increasingly globalized popular culture, the United States of America excites fear, envy, and interest which are rarely matched by understanding. America is often said to be deeply divided, witlessly vulgar, religiously orthodox, militarily aggressive, economically...

Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has grown fivefold--a rate unprecedented in American history. Is there an alternative to incarceration?

In his newest book, War by Other Means: An Insider’s Account of the War on Terror (Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006), AEI visiting scholar John Yoo describes how the Bush administration grappled with the legal questions brought about by the events of September 11 and the early days of the War...

James Q. Wilson is one of America’s preeminent public policy scholars. For decades, he has analyzed the changing political and cultural landscape with clarity and honesty, bringing his wisdom to bear on all facets of American government and society.

Early this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the federal sentencing guidelines are optional, renewing interest in sentencing legislation and criminal recidivism. As Congress looks for new strategies to combat increasing prisoner recidivism rates, a new book by UCLA research psychologist, David Farabee, warns of the pitfalls of returning to...