The deepest and most important case for capitalism has been lost.

Twenty years ago, AEI launched the Bradley Lecture series to explore the important ideas that have shaped Western civilization and modern American politics.

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) president Arthur C. Brooks has announced that AEI scholar Leon R. Kass, M.D., is the recipient of AEI’s 2012 Irving Kristol Award. Dr. Kass will receive the award and deliver the Irving Kristol Lecture at AEI’s annual dinner on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Tonight I hope to shed some light on the third of leg of the Bradley Foundation’s interests, that of defending American ideas and institutions at home and abroad.

There are two basic questions that people who write about Europe get asked more than any others:Is Europe still Europe?Is Europe still on our side?

Joseph Epstein delivers the fifth of the 2003-2004 Bradley Lectures.

John Bolton delivers a lecture for AEI's Free Enterprise Lecture Series.

Michael Novak delivers a lecture for AEI's Free Enterprise Lecture Series.