On November 7, Paul Gigot, editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal, received the Irving Kristol Award at AEI’s 2023 Annual Dinner. Introducing Gigot, AEI President Robert Doar called for “moral clarity and total commitment” as the US backs Ukraine and Israel. In his acceptance speech, Gigot warned that conservative isolationism is eroding the political will and military strength the US needs to deter our adversaries and preserve a stable global order.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) uncertain and politically influenced decisions throughout the pandemic have left its public reputation in tatters. Brian J. Miller and M. Anthony Mills argue that the CDC must focus on improving its public accountability if its policies are to be effective and legitimate going forward.

It is not enough to respond to the explosion of antisemitism across the United States with outrage and condemnation. Yuval Levin points out that current laws against hateful intimidation and terror tactics are not effectively protecting American Jews and must be improved.

President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence (AI) recognizes that the industry is increasingly a national security vulnerability. Klon Kitchen explains what the AI industry needs to do to comply with the order and minimize risks.

How have Generation Z’s teen experiences set them apart from other generations, socially, culturally, and politically? In a new survey from the Survey Center on American Life, Daniel A. Cox, Kelsey Eyre Hammond, and Kyle Gray document the changing shape of American adolescence based on responses from over 5,000 American adults.