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May 3, 2023

The Mainline Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Social Capitalism

…have long been seen as nearly synonymous.”[25] Sociologists and scholars of religion later quantified this observation, examining the degree to which members of different religious traditions participated in community life….

April 18, 2023

Introduction to The Social Breakdown

…with social capital and civil society. As far back as the 1970s, AEI organized the “Mediating Structures Project.” Led by scholars including Peter Berger, Douglas Besharov, Irving Kristol, Leslie Lenkowsky,…

April 17, 2023

Data Tools 6: The Geography of Traditional Families in America

…structures turn out poorly. The question is which family structure works best. No serious scholar disputes the answer. The rankings of the alternative arrangements that involve only one birth parent…

March 24, 2023

How Religious Faith and a Sense of Agency Corresponds with Mental Health

“Sisterhood is powerful.” That was an early slogan of feminism, but it’s hard to imagine it being used to describe young women today. In fact, as a number of scholars…

February 22, 2023

Unlocking the Future

Editor’s Note: The following chapters are AEI scholars’ contributions to a report from Opportunity America’s working group on K-12 education. The toll of the pandemic years is becoming clearer every…

February 22, 2023

Unlocking the Future

Editor’s Note: The following chapters are AEI scholars’ contributions to a report from Opportunity America’s working group on K-12 education. The toll of the pandemic years is becoming clearer every…

February 14, 2023

Brave New Technology

scholar at the Brookings Institution has noted, an important part of this is helping to convince young people, especially boys and men, that these are honorable and viable careers for them and…

November 17, 2022

American Renewal: Launching a New Conservative Policy Book with Paul Ryan and Angela Rachidi

…in greater depth. A panel of distinguished scholars will then offer reactions and discuss the prospects of making these proposals reality. Event Materials Event Transcript Agenda 2:00 p.m. Opening Remarks:…

September 30, 2022

Off Track: An Assessment of Wisconsin’s Early Care and Learning System for Young Children

…while earning a living. Wisconsin long ago decided to assist low-income parents in finding good help. How is Wisconsin doing at this? Not so well. Here, an eminent Wisconsin-based scholar

September 21, 2022

Lessons from the Unprecedented Fraud and Abuse of the Unemployment Benefits System During the Pandemic

…administration of the Unemployment Insurance system. My name is Matt Weidinger, and I am a senior fellow and Rowe Scholar in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute. I previously…