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Timothy Naftali profiled the presidency of George H.W. Bush in the monthly Bradley Lecture at the American Enterprise Institute, titled “The Reluctant Realism of George H. W. Bush.” Mr. Naft…

David Cannadine talked about his biography, Mellon: An American Life, published by Knopf. Financial pioneer Andrew Mellon became a financier and industrialist in the 1930s. He served as Secr…

Peter Schuck and James Wilson talked about the book they edited, Understanding America: The Anatomy of an Exceptional Nation, published by PublicAffairs. The boook is a collection of essays …

Amity Shlaes talked about job creation programs under the New Deal and about the powers of the federal government. She used a case involving chicken sales in Brooklyn to elaborate on her poi…

Gertrude Himmelfarb spoke about her book, Reflections on Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the Revolution in France.” In the book she talks about influence of the Irish political philosopher Ed…

President George W. Bush spoke about domestic policy during his administration with Christopher DeMuth. In the conversation he reflected on a number of topics including immigration reform, e…

Michae Novak talked about his book No One Sees God: The Dark Night of Atheists and Believers (Doubleday; August 5, 2008). He contends that atheists and the religious have the same experience…

Michael Crichton spoke about science policy development. His book State of Fear, published by HarperColllins, was a fictional account of the politics behind global warming studies. Mr. Crich…

Ambassador Fujisaki spoke about relations between the U.S. and Japan. Among the topics he addressed were the global economy, military cooperation, negotiations with North Korea and other are…

Attorney General Michael Mukasey talked about national security and efforts to combat terrorism. In his remarks he focused on detainee treatment and access to the U.S. legal system for suspe…

After introductory remarks by Christopher DeMuth, Senator Richard Lugar delivered the keynote address of a forum titled “Was Malthus Right? Was Today’s Global Food Crisis Inevitable?” Senato…

Mr. Rauch discussed his book, Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America, with several American Enterprise Institute scholars. In the book, published by…

Sally Satel and Christina Hoff Sommers talked about their book One Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Reliance, published by St. Martin’s Press. They talked about…

Lawrence Krauss delivered a lecture titled, “Science and Anti-Science.” He addressed scientific illiteracy among the public and among elected officials. He expressed concern about the effect…

Sam Tanenhaus delivered the November Bradley Lecture on the topic, “George W. Bush and the Future of Conservatism.” Topics included the history of conservatism, an analysis of the Franklin R…

Leon Aron talked about his book, Russia’s Revolution: 1989-2006, published by AEI Press. The book is a collection of twenty-one essays by Russian-born Aron on his observations of the last gr…

Frederick Kagan and General Keane released the updated, final version of phase one of the Iraq Planning Group’s study, “Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq” that calls for a sustain…

Ms. Shlaes compared campaign politics during the election of 1936 to contemporary election politics. Among the topics she addressed were the role of the private sector in meeting social need…

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales spoke about the role of the federal judiciary and its operation as an independent branch of government. In his remarks he focused on the problems associated…

Lawrence Mead delivered a lecture “The Poverty Issue at the End of History.” He argued that the end of deep ideological differences over capitalism and race in the 1960s helped to make pover…