War and Human Nature

What science tells us about the causes of wars, and why we don’t like to hear it.

How Not To Solve Guantánamo

Saudi terrorist “rehabilitation” programs won’t work on Yemenis either.

MBAs Gone Wild

Business schools helped cause our financial woes. Here’s how they can help alleviate them.

Taking the Measure

GDP, CPI, poverty rate: Economic gauges don’t measure what we think they do.

The Imminent Death of the U.S. Postal Service

The USPS is running out of time and money.

The Innovation State

Federal support for science is essential for American prosperity.

Change We Can Believe In

Since the AI‘s inception, we’ve had the privilege of publishing some of the best minds in policy. With a new Administration taking over the White House in January, it’s not surprising that a number of these minds have found jobs in government. Now that they’ve had a chance to settle in at their new posts, […]

The American Advantage

Why America’s universities are the best—and why others can’t replicate them.

What's Right With Kansas

What we can all learn from William Allen White. Uh, who?

A German Complex

Old wounds weep as the Baader-Meinhof gang hits German theaters.

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