Mike Pence has served as a member of the House of Representatives, governor of Indiana, and Vice President over the course of his career in public service. Read more about the work of his new organization, Advancing American Freedom, here.

Colin is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he studies the interconnection between US national security strategies and party politics, conservative ideas, and presidential leadership. Read his three part series on the Trump administration and Canada.

Dr. Kimberly Kagan is the founder and president of the Institute for the Study of War. Read more about her work here.

Zack Cooper is a senior fellow at AEI where he studies US strategy in Asia, including alliance dynamics and US-China competition. Read more about his new book here.

James Capretta is a senior fellow and Milton Friedman Chair at AEI where he studies health care, entitlement programs, and fiscal trends in advanced economies. Read his latest writing on federal budget baselines, defense spending, and health care reform.

Alex Brill is a senior fellow at AEI where he studies federal tax policy and a former policy director and chief economist of the House Ways and Means Committee. Read his latest writing on the child tax credit, auto loan interest deductions, and taxing overtime income.

Kyle Pomerleau is a senior fellow at AEI where he studies federal tax policy. Read his latest writing on the Congressional Budget Office, tariffs, and corporate tax reform.

Leader McConnell has represented Kentucky in the Senate since 1985 and has served as Leader since 2007. Watch the full remarks from the 2024 Annual Dinner here.

Frederick Kagan is a senior fellow and director of the Critical Threats Project at AEI. Read his latest research on Taiwan, Ukraine, and China.

Hal is a senior fellow at AEI where he studies US foreign policy and defense strategy. Read his latest pieces on Israel and Iran, China and Taiwan, and Ukraine.

Danielle is a distinguished senior fellow at AEI, where she focuses on US foreign policy generally and the Middle East specifically. Read her latest pieces on antisemitism, October 7, and Iran.

John is a senior fellow at AEI, where he focuses on Congress and elections, election administration, election demographics, voting (and absentee voting), the US presidency, and the Electoral College. Listen to the latest episode of his podcast on election administration, "The Voting Booth," here.

Chris is a senior fellow at AEI, where he focuses on American politics, voting trends, public opinion, and the media. He is concurrently a contributing editor and weekly columnist for The Dispatch and the host of The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation. Read his latest pieces on the debate, the Senate race in Texas, and undecided voters.

Christine is a senior fellow at AEI, where she focuses on American history, society and culture, technology and culture, and feminism. Read more about her new book here.

Ruy is a senior fellow at AEI. His work focuses on the transformation of party coalitions and the future of American electoral politics, and he is co-editor of The Liberal Patriot. Read his latest writing on Kamala Harris's coalition, working-class voters, and the changing demographics of the GOP.

Adam White is a senior fellow at AEI, where he focuses on American constitutionalism, the Supreme Court, and the administrative state. Read his latest work on the Loper decision and the political, legal, and social challenges presented by digital platforms.

Adam White is a senior fellow at AEI, where he focuses on American constitutionalism, the Supreme Court, and the administrative state. Read his latest work on the Loper decision and the role of Congress and agencies after the end of Chevron deference. 

Ed is a senior fellow and the co-director of the AEI Housing Center. His work focuses on the role of federal, state, and local policy in housing markets and the use of light touch density to foster affordable and inclusionary communities. Read the Housing Center’s latest work on first-time homebuyers, light-touch density, and current housing market indicators. 

Jonah is a senior fellow and the Asness Chair in Applied Liberty at AEI. His work focuses on political and cultural issues, and he is concurrently the editor in chief of the Dispatch and host of the podcast The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg. Read his recent writing on the political implications of immigration, presidential debates, and Donald Trump's conviction. 

Ken Pollack is a senior fellow at AEI, where he works on Middle Eastern political-military affairs, focusing in particular on Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf countries. His recent work has focused on Iran’s role in the Arab-Israeli conflict, the trajectory for the war in Israel, and threats to global commerce and American interests in the Middle East posed by Houthi shipping attacks.

Nat Malkus is a Senior Fellow at AEI where he conducts empirical research on K-12 and higher education. His recent research focuses on the lingering effects of the pandemic and the costs of federal student loan forgiveness. Read his recent pieces chronic absenteeism, the lasting effects of COVID on schooling, and the mounting costs of student debt forgiveness.

Marc Thiessen is a Senior Fellow at AEI. His work focuses on US foreign and defense policy issues and American presidential leadership. Read his recent columns on Viktor Orban, Ukraine aid, and Haley voters.

Dan is the Director of the Survey Center for American Life at AEI. His work focuses on public opinion and survey research on topics such as religion, social capital, and generational divides.

Read his recent research on Generation Z, declining trust in experts, and political coalitions.

Tony Mills is the Director of the Center for Technology, Science, and Energy at AEI. His work focuses on science and technology policy and the relationship between scientific expertise and democratic politics.

Read his recent pieces on why Americans are losing trust in science and what the CDC got wrong during the pandemic.

Strain is the AEI Director of Economic Policy Studies and a columnist for Project Syndicate. His work focuses on labor markets, public finance, social policy, and macroeconomics.

Read his recent pieces on the economic outlook and the Trump-Biden economic policies.

and climate change debates in foreign policy. They also discuss the changing

United States foreign policy strategy as the Republican Party is increasingly

divided on these issues.

Kori is the AEI Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies. Her work focuses on

American grand strategy, international relations, and defense planning.

Matthew is the AEI Director of Domestic Policy Studies and the founding editor of the Washington Free Beacon. His work focuses on American political thought and history, with a focus on the Republican Party and conservativism.

Yuval is the AEI Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies and Editor in Chief, National Affairs. His work focuses on constitutionalism and American institutions.

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