What is the American Enterprise Institute?
Q: What is the American Enterprise Institute?
A: The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, also known as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), is a think tank in Washington, D.C. that researches government, politics, economics, and social welfare.
Q: How is the American Enterprise Institute funded?
A: AEI is an independent nonprofit organization supported mostly by grants and donations from foundations, corporations, and people.
Q: When did the American Enterprise Institute begin?
A: It was created in 1938.
Q: What is the American Enterprise Institute's stated goal?
A: AEI's stated goal is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and responsibility, vigilant and effective defense and foreign policies, political accountability, and open debate".
Q: What is the political ideology of the American Enterprise Institute?
A: AEI mostly believes in conservatism and neoconservatism, although it is officially non-partisan.
Q: Who governs the American Enterprise Institute?
A: AEI is governed by a Board of Trustees that has 28 members. It is made up of executives and former executives from various corporations.
Q: How many authors are associated with the American Enterprise Institute?
A: Approximately 185 authors are associated with AEI.
