State bankruptcy must serve to break the stranglehold of public-sector unions over state politics and budgets; help restore the federal government's precommitment against bailing out states; and advance, rather than distract from, the far more fundamental federalism reforms that will be required over the coming years.

Ask Americans what they think the First Amendment protects, and they will tell you “freedom of speech.”  But few will think of the amendment’s third protection: “freedom of assembly.” In his provocative new book, “Liberty’s Refuge, The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly,” Washington University School of Law professor John Inazu implores Americans to keep in mind the importance of this protection.

Join the Federalist Society and AEI for a panel discussion of John Yoo and Julian Ku's new book, where Martin Flaherty of the Fordham University School of Law and Jeremy Rabkin of the George Mason University School of Law will join the authors in a discussion of their proposals and whether they are faithful to our Constitution, our history and our international law obligations.

We should encourage the creation and capitalization of new banks to provide new sources of private credit.

Is the current crisis the result of a failure of capitalism or a failure of government policy?

A speech about international security and its relation to economic development at the Federalist Society.

Please join us for a lively discussion about Jack Goldsmith's new book, "Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11," hosted by AEI and the Federalist Society.