Aei Press: 53 books
Freedom Feminism
Its Surprising History and Why It Matters Today
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2013
Women’s equality is one of the great achievements of Western civilization. Yet most American women today do not consider themselves “feminists.” Why is the term that describes one of the great chapters in the history of freedom in such disrepute?
In Freedom Feminism: Its Surprising History...
Wealth and Justice
The Morality of Democratic Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
Popular opinion would have us believe that America's free market system is driven by greed and materialism, resulting in gross inequalities of wealth, destruction of the environment, and other social ills. Even proponents of capitalism often refer to the free market as simply a 'lesser evil' whose...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Few politicians can make a speech concerning economic policy without using the term “competitiveness.” Yet, despite its frequent and casual use, there is little if any agreement on its meaning. Scholars have been slow to embrace the term, holding a healthy skepticism toward such political utterances.
The...
Bad History, Worse Policy
How a False Narrative About the Financial Crisis Led to the Dodd-Frank Act
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2013
This timely study focuses on how the government-constructed narratives surrounding the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the 2008 financial crisis shaped the policymaking that led to the Dodd-Frank Act. The book shows that every major provision of the act can be traced directly to that narrative,...
Character and Cops
Ethics in Policing
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011
Since the first edition was published in 1989, Character and Cops has been considered the bible of police ethics training. The book is a comprehensive guide to the ethical challenges faced daily by police officers, especially in times of heightened security. The updated sixth edition features a new...
Boom and Bust
Financial Cycles and Human Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
While the recent economic crisis was a painful period for many Americans, the panic surrounding the downturn was fueled by an incomplete understanding of economic history. Economic hysteria made for riveting journalism and effective political theater, but the politicians and members of the media who...
by Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Craig M. Boise, Anna Manasco Dionne
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
Offshore financial centers (OFCs) have a troubled reputation for enabling tax evasion, money laundering, autocratic looting, and even the financing of terrorism-but they play an essential role in the world economy. Fears of criminal activity have prompted many onshore governments to restrict offshore...
The Politically Correct University
Problems, Scope, and Reforms
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
The Politically Correct University shows how the universities' quest for 'diversity' has produced in too many departments a stifling uniformity of thought. Required reading for those who want American universities to eschew political correctness." — Michael Barone, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Lincoln at Two Hundred
Why We Still Read the Sixteenth President
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
'We say that a man can be known by the company he keeps. So I say that a nation, a people, can be known and be judged by its heroes, by whom it honors above all others.' Abraham Lincoln was the greatest of our presidents. He saved the Union, and because he saved the Union, he was able to free the...
Swap
How Trade Works
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
A concise introduction to the principles of world economics, Swap is an easy-to-understand resource for a general audience. This brief, practical volume covers the principles of specialization, comparative advantage, deficits, supply chains, labor and environmental standards, trade with the developing world, and more.
American Exceptionalism
An Experiment in History
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
The phrase “American exceptionalism” is used in many ways and for many purposes, but its original meaning involved a statement of fact: for the first century after the Constitution went into effect, European observers and Americans alike saw the United States as exceptional, with political and...
Abundant Energy
The Fuel of Human Flourishing
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Human beings depend on energy. From burning wood to harnessing the atom, we have relied on the consumption of natural resources. As civilization grows and the demand for energy increases, we must ask ourselves how toe best meet our energy needs while responsibly stewarding our resources.
In...
by Nicholas Eberstadt
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
The Korean peninsula during the Cold War provided a cruel but historically unparalleled real-world “experiment” in the relationship between polity and material advance: an ethnically and culturally homogenous nation was, in 1945, suddenly divided by an arbitrary boundary line and then subjected...
Progressive Consumption Taxation
The X-Tax Revisited
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Alone among developed countries, the United States has no broad-based national consumption tax. Yet, economic analysis suggests that consumption taxation is superior to income taxation because it does not penalize saving and investment. The authors conclude that the U.S. income tax system should be...