Rev. Jeremiah Wright is full of hateful, anti-American rhetoric, but his views are clearly not those of theIllinois senator.

In the lead up to the 4th of July, a new study details the views Americans hold about our country, the actions Americans consider patriotic, and opinions on institutions such as the military.

What matters for China is not whether Westerners believe the system is cracking. The question is: How do the Chinese view their own system?

For two decades the government of the United States has been unable to control U.S. borders, while many U.S. businesses have profited by breaking the law. In turn, the U.S. government’s failure to enforce immigration laws has encouraged outright defiance of federal authority by certain state and local jurisdictions. Adding...

In the lead up to the 4th of July, AEI's Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg release a study that details the views Americans hold about our country, the actions Americans consider patriotic, and opinions on institutions such as the military.

While Americans are dissatisfied with current performance, they continue to express strong patriotic sentiments.

In Freedom's Forge, bestselling author Arthur Herman takes us back to that time, revealing how two extraordinary American businessmen-automobile magnate William Knudsen and shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser-helped corral, cajole, and inspire business leaders across the country to mobilize the "arsenal of democracy" that propelled the Allies to victory in World War II.

U.S. citizens might be deeply frustrated with some of their central institutions, but they remain convinced that the fundamental structure of their country is sound.