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The American Enterprise Institute is a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. As a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization, AEI takes no institutional positions and we receive no funding from governments at home or abroad. Our scholars are committed to policy solutions by conducting high-quality, fact-based research on the issues that matter to all Americans.