AEI's latest Political Report examines public opinions on President Obama's foreign policy and American attitudes on promoting democracy abroad. Karlyn Bowman and Danielle Pletka discuss the report in this  video.

AEI's Critical Threats Project is tracking the recent anti-government protests that have sprung in the Middle East, including Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq and Libya. Yemen hosts an al Qaeda franchise determined to attack U.S. interests. 

New Jersey governor Chris Christie discussed reductions in spending as the key to fiscal health and long-term growth, and how both parties must be prepared to tackle the toughest issues. Watch the video or download the audio.

The Obama administration touts green initiatives, but European experience shows promoting green jobs and technology can lead to less growth, job loss, higher energy prices, and corruption, Ken Green writes in his Outlook and The Enterprise Blog.

Scott Gottlieb, M.D., writes that Obama's hopes for driving health care innovation in reducing Medicare costs use old ideas that failed in the past, and that Medicaid provisions tucked into health care legislation are busting state budgets.