And the Hi, I'm Bill Crystal.

My guest today is Arthur Brooks, the President of the American Enterprise Institute,

the best think tank in Washington.

Or the world, depending on your point of view.

Good point.

I agree with that.

I agree with that.

Let's talk about that.

What does the American Enterprise Institute?

What does it mean to be president of a think tank

what do you do every day what does the think tank do every day? I ask myself that question

a lot of time sitting on planes and it's actually changed a lot oh by the way thank you

for having me on this terrific series.

I know that the audience is expanding. The best commentary about the intellectual firmament

of the right that's actually on the web today. So congratulations.

Oh, thank you.

You know, running a think tank has changed a lot

and certainly over the past few decades,

but even since I've taken over seven years ago

as president of AEEI, when in the 70s and 80s, when think tanks were in their heyday,

there was a time of effectively building something

and letting people come to it.

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