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August 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM

Honor Without Goodness: Robert E. Lee and the Reckless Myth of Rebel Rectitude

Welcome to the August 2026 edition of The American Enterprise. This month, we are featuring essays by Yvonne Chiu on why rehabilitating Confederate figures and imagery is antithetical to US military virtues, Will Rinehart on increasingly negative public sentiment towards data centers, and Sean Trend…

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August 29, 2026 at 11:17 AM

A New Presidential Science Strategy

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August 27, 2026 at 9:37 AM

The Collapse of Confidence in College

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August 22, 2026 at 6:58 AM

South Korea Is an Indispensable Ally

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August 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM

US Prenuptial Trends

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August 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM

Understanding the $1.5 Trillion Defense Pivot

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August 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM

What Happens After Art School?

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August 8, 2026 at 11:03 AM

America's Superintelligence Dilemma

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August 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM

Data Centers and the US Water Supply

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August 1, 2026 at 11:03 AM

The Hidden Factor in Student Success

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July 31, 2026 at 3:53 PM

What Is a Gerrymander?

Welcome to the July 2026 edition of The American Enterprise. This month, we are featuring essays by Sean Trende on the definition and political fairness of gerrymandering, Robert Pondicsio on the educational opportunity of artificial intelligence in schools, and Mark J. Warshawsky on the Trump admin…

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July 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM

What America’s Report Card Doesn’t Count

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July 25, 2026 at 11:05 AM

DSA: The Vanguard of the Radical Professionals

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July 23, 2026 at 1:30 PM

China’s Global Investment

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July 18, 2026 at 11:03 AM

How to Negotiate with Tehran

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July 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM

The Lost Art of Talking to Strangers

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July 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM

Reassessing the US Alliance System

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July 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM

The Cost of Lost Trust in Economic Statistics

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July 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM

The Case for Timely Defense Funding

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June 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM

Medicare Advantage by Default

Welcome to the June 2026 edition of The American Enterprise. This month, we are featuring essays by Mark J. Warshawsky on the Trump administration's plan to make Medicare Advantage the default coverage option for Medicare enrollees, Robert Pondiscio on the educational opportunity of artificial intel…

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June 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM

Staying Human in the Age of AI

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June 25, 2026 at 1:37 PM

What Is Driving School Absence?

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June 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM

Voters Judge the US Debt

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June 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM

What Liberals Get Wrong About the Middle Class

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June 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM

Why Is America’s Middle Class Shrinking?

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June 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM

Rebuilding the Academic-Social Contract

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June 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM

Our Declining Social Connections

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May 31, 2026 at 4:51 PM

Does Democracy Demand 435–0?

Welcome to the May 2026 edition of The American Enterprise. This month, we are featuring essays by Philip Wallach on the American voting system and gerrymandering, Liam Karr on the need for more US economic investment in Africa, and Clay Calvert on the landmark court ruling on social media addiction…

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May 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM

Trump Cannot Ignore Economic Pain

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May 28, 2026 at 1:34 PM

The Future of Warfare

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May 23, 2026 at 11:13 AM

How Ukraine Helps the West

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May 21, 2026 at 1:33 PM

Inflation Pressures

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May 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM

What’s Gone Wrong in Iran

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May 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM

Revitalizing America’s Arsenal

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May 9, 2026 at 11:06 AM

Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory

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May 7, 2026 at 1:30 PM

The Jobs AI Improves but Does Not Replace

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May 2, 2026 at 11:04 AM

Politically Motivated Science

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April 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM

A Landmark Tech Ruling and What Lies Ahead

Welcome to the April 2026 edition of The American Enterprise. This month, we are featuring essays by Clay Calvert on the landmark court ruling on social media addiction, John G. Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki on how the Iran war reveals the risks posed by America's limited defense industrial capacity…

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April 30, 2026 at 1:32 PM

The New American Neighborhood

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April 25, 2026 at 11:03 AM

Trump Ends His Self-Defeating Attack on the Fed

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April 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM

Are Marriage and Homeownership Linked?

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April 18, 2026 at 11:07 AM

Has Trumpism Changed the GOP?

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April 16, 2026 at 1:36 PM

NATO’s Secretary-General on What’s Next for the Alliance

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April 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM

Iran at the Crossroads

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April 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM

How Mail-In Voting Could Change the Next Election

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April 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM

Ending the Iran War on America’s Terms

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April 2, 2026 at 1:31 PM

Do Americans Trust Their Elections?

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March 31, 2026 at 3:52 PM

Running on Empty: America’s Weapons Stocks in the Iran War Are a Strategic Red Flag

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of The American Enterprise. This month, we are featuring essays by John G. Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki on the risks of America’s depleted weapons stock in the face of the Iran war, Charles Lane on the politics of the immigration debate, and Mark Schneider on polic…

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March 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM

America’s Depleting Weapons Stocks

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March 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM

2025 Highlights from AEI

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