This is the season of generational twaddle. At graduation ceremonies across the country, politicians, authors, actors, and businessmen take to the stage to tell young people they are fantastic simply because they are young. This year, the ritual is more pathetic than usual because there’s a presidential election in the offing.

Eminent political scientists weigh the benefits and the costs of this state of permanent campaign and describe the kind of political system likely to emerge within it.

The Treasury secretary is supposed to stand up for correct policy. This Treasury Department sat back and let Congress dictate a costly and ineffective stimulus plan.

Passing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act this month would still allow law suits, but would put gun makers on the same legal footing as other American manufacturers.

Every president is concerned about his legacy and his place in history. Ronald Reagan will rank high.

AEI is undertaking a three-year project to study and facilitate the transition from campaigning to governing at the federal level.

JohnKerry's voting record and his refusal to oppose an outright ban on handguns show thathis constant endorsements of the Second Amendment mean little.

Passing the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act" today would still allow suits but would put gun makers on the same legal footing as other American manufacturers.