AEI This Week
Oct 31, 2020
AEI's weekly digest of top commentary and scholarship on the issues that matter most
 
 
The new Court
 
Photo
Reuters
 
It will be vital to remember the true and powerful arguments that conservatives have made against judicial supremacy over the past half century and to articulate a vision of the Constitution rooted in a genuine republicanism, rather than seeking refuge in a technocratic elite of our own, writes Yuval Levin.
 
 
fb.png
twitter.png
email.png
 
 
Trump delivered 3 foreign policy triumphs
 
Photo
Reuters
 
Hal Brands explains that there’s good reason to examine what has gone wrong and right over the past four years. And while there is a preponderance of failure and self-harm in Donald Trump’s foreign policy, in a few important places the administration has constructed a foundation of strategic progress. 
 
 
fb.png
twitter.png
email.png
 
 
Discussing presidential leadership and ‘The Virginia Dynasty’
 
Photo
AEI
 
Lynne Cheney discusses her book “The Virginia Dynasty” (Viking, 2020) and the leadership of the country’s first five presidents on the "Washington Post Live" with Robert Costa.
 
 
fb.png
twitter.png
email.png
 
 
Adam White on Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court, and the administrative state
 
Photo
AEI
 
Adam White joins Robert Doar and Phoebe Keller to talk about the Supreme Court’s docket, judicial interpretation, the nondelegation doctrine, and the future of the federal bench.
 
 
fb.png
twitter.png
email.png
 
 
Does the executive branch control the power of the purse?
 
Photo
Shutterstock
 
Although the US Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, today a number of laws and arrangements have empowered the executive branch to make independent spending choices, explain Molly Reynolds and Philip Wallach.
 
 
fb.png
twitter.png
email.png
 
 
 
fb.png
twitter.png
 
 
 
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
 
 
Sizing up Little Sparta: Understanding UAE military effectiveness
 
Photo
Reuters
 
The armed forces of the United Arab Emirates have emerged as the most capable in the Arab world, considerably more effective than the norm for modern Arab militaries, writes Kenneth Pollack.
 
fb.png
twitter.png
email.png
 
 
 
Events@AEI
 
Want more? Check out our upcoming events or watch clips of the latest guest speakers at AEI.