Voices on both the left and the right increasingly claim that the American economy is failing us and that the only remedy is more government intervention. But is there any basis for this assumption? By looking at over a century of trends in the American labor supply, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility Director Scott Winship shows how many of the economic issues critics point to actually reflect the remarkable success of America’s economic model.

That success is not universal or even across states, which is why American families continue to vote with their feet for states that prioritize economic growth and small government. Brad Wilcox and Lyman Stone look at state-level migration data to document the exodus from more-liberal states that have passed progressive family policies.

Beyond their criticisms of American capitalism, progressives also claim that the Constitution has become a threat to freedom and an obstacle to human flourishing. With Tuesday marking the 237th anniversary of this founding document, AEI scholar and Vertex Partnership Academies cofounder Ian Rowe explains why, despite these critics, he still has his students recite the Constitution’s preamble every day.

AEI marked Constitution Day with the 13th annual Walter Berns Constitution Day Lecture, “How to Take the Constitution Seriously,” delivered by Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies Director Yuval Levin. Levin argued that the Constitution can best address America’s contemporary challenges if we recognize that it is more than just a legal document.

While the war in Ukraine caused Russia and the West to initially impose tough economic sanctions on each other, trade in many key commodities has continued throughout the war. In a new AEI report, Chris Miller and Caroline Nowak analyze why these examples have remained unsanctioned and assess the implications for future conflicts.