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The Golden Dome: What It Is, and Why It Is Important to Long-term American Prosperity
Military strategy is one of the most complex and rapidly evolving aspects of human history. The earliest military expeditions involved walking across enemy lines with the hopes of surprising the enemy in their homes. As time progressed, the wargames that followed have...
The Silencing of the Voice of America
The Silencing of the Voice of America "We are living in an age when communication has achieved fabulous importance. The human race has a new decisive force, more powerful than all the tyrants. It is the force of massed thought- thought which has been...
The History of Greenland and Its Importance in the Next Century
On January 18, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump upended political norms when he elucidated a plan to acquire Greenland and, in turn, make it the fifty-first state. To many, this idea sounded preposterous. President Trump even went as far as to say that the residents...
Jimmy Carter: Failed President, first-rate humanitarian
By Christopher Schaefer, Executive Director, Pax Americana Institute This month, James Earl Carter Jr., America’s thirty-ninth president eclipsed the century mark, making him the nation’s first centenarian president. Mr. Carter’s post-presidency—spanning more than...
A Home Run for Wisconsin: Keeping Professional Baseball in Milwaukee
This article explores Wisconsin Assembly Bill 438, related to keeping professional baseball in Wisconsin through 2050, and posits that protecting America’s pastime is the most consequential social conservative issue of our time.
Why the War on Terrorism Must Continue
The ongoing imbroglio between Israel and Palestinian-backed and-Iranian-funded Hamas, coupled with the “axis of evil” formed by China, Russia and North Korea, and Iran’s continued support for anti-American terrorist regimes, has precipitated a need to renew the War on...
The McKinley Doctrine: Protective tariffs, imperialism, and the rebuilding of South America
A special article by Senior Fellow, Christopher J. Schaefer, M.A. Today, January 29, we commemorate the one hundred and seventy-seventh birthday of a conservative luminary and forgotten American president, William McKinley....
Medicaid expansion removed from Wisconsin biennial budget by the Joint Finance Committee
Chris Schaefer, M.A. Senior Fellow During his campaign, Governor Tony Evers vowed to “fight like hell” to expand Medicaid and increase the number of individuals dependent upon government for their healthcare needs. Despite his promise,...
President Trump’s visit to North Korea signals a new beginning
Christopher Schaefer, M.A. Senior Fellow For more than six decades, American presidents have promised to end the Korean War, bring about denuclearization, and foster a rapport with the North Korean government. At this writing, North Koreans remains...
American Security of Space
American Security of Space The moment Neil Armstrong’s feet...
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PAI is a think tank devoted to research and analysis of political, philosophical, economic, social, and cultural issues from a uniquely Midwestern perspective. We are grounded in the principles of classical conservatism, which has roots in the very foundation of Western civilization and the classical period.