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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
 
 
 
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Social Security: The Unfinished Work
 
At this event, Charles Blahous will be joined by AEI's Andrew G. Biggs to dissect the competing positions in the current social security debate...
 
A New Counterterrorism Agenda for the New Congress
 
Speakers will provide an overview on the state of the war on terror and discuss new directions for military and intelligence policy in the battle...
 
Russia and US-Russian Relations after the Khodorkovsky Verdict
 
On December 27, 2010, businessmen and entrepreneurs Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev received the maximum sentence, fourteen years, on...
 
Tax Reform: An International Perspective
 
Data from around the world suggest that countries are undertaking reforms of their tax systems in the face of global competition. Stephen Matthews...
 
 
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With popular revolts toppling long-standing Arab dictatorships, Obama wants to know why the intelligence community was once again taken by surprise.
 
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The solution to our dependence on foreign oil is not to switch to renewable resources, but to put forth better policy, and remove restrictions of local drilling.
 
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The danger that Islamist groups may exploit a Libyan vacuum power is real, but no reason for the US to be silent.
 
 
 
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AEI mourns the passing of our colleague and friend Jack Calfee. Jack joined AEI in 1995 after a distinguished academic and government career. He was widely known for his writings on pharmaceuticals, FDA regulations, patents, and advertising. His biography and published works are posted at www.aei.org/calfee.
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Paul Wolfowitz writes that the US should do more to stop the violent crackdown against protesters in Libya. AEI's Critical Threats Project is tracking the recent anti-government protests that have sprung in the Middle East. Read more on the protests.

Andrew Biggs discusses public-sector pay in Wisconsin on The Enterprise Blog. He and Jason Richwine recently reviewed federal worker pay and support fundamental reform of federal compensation which could offer significant benefits to taxpayers.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and New Jersey governor Chris Christie are trying to convince Congressional Republicans that it's time to tackle the tough decisions on budgeting, writes Michael Barone. Watch Chris Christie discuss fiscal responsibility.

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 Frederick Hess interviews Senator Rand Paul on his role on the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, NCLB, Race to the Top, and how he wants to abolish the Department of Education.