The FTC’s use of antitrust law—real or threatened—to change platforms’ content-moderation decisions confronts important First Amendment principles about editorial discretion, compelled speech, ...

If the goal is to create a dynamic, secure, and competitive digital market worldwide, we must recognize that innovation—rather than regulation—ultimately strengthens democracy and fosters prosperity.

Good harvests, disruptions to international trade, and demand shifts have reduced recent and forecast prices for several important farm commodities, but other commodities continue to fare reasonably ...

Collapse of support for climate, the Baby Boom, Fertility Dropping Everywhere, Science as Marketing in the U.S. Congress, and the Panda in the Living Room.

Artificial intelligence stocks are on a historic bull run, but the so far rally owes more to spreadsheets than science fiction. The run-up in valuations is still grounded in strong profits and ...

In recent years, demagogues have leveraged negative emotions to test liberal institutions across the democratic world. In his new book, Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of ...

AEI’s online speech project aims to move the debate about online content moderation and Section 230 beyond the familiar talking points, as well as broaden the conversation to a multistakeholder ...

"Stablecoins—a new digital currency—present problems for Congress’s constitutional duty to regulate the coinage of money." ...

AEI is committed to tracking local, state, and national COVID-19 trends. Please see the maps below for county level predictive risk, testing progress, mitigation strategies, and more. These maps are ...

AEI internships are available in the fall, spring, and summer to experienced undergraduate and master’s students, as well as recent graduates. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required; however, most successful ...

The value of China’s overseas investment and construction combined since 2005 has passed $2.5 trillion. The investment recovery that began after the end of zero-Covid stalled in 2024 but construction ...