Chairman of the American Enterprise institute or trustees. Its my pleasure to welcome you to aeis irving urban kristol e summit, featuring renowned scholar nicholas eberstadt. Nick holds the chair and political economy at aei. Nick is being honored with this years Irving Kristol award and is simply put one of aeis and americas great intellectuals. At this moment in our nations history, his work and his lecture today will point the way forward for our country and offer a vision for how to revitalize our nation and oppose pandemic world. His scholarship and that all of aei scholars has served to help americas leaders navigate our nations the story challenges throughout the course of this year. Although many challenges still lie ahead, aei is wellpositioned to meet these headon by supplying the visionary thinking and actionable policy solutions that our nation needs. Aeis college will promote free people and free markets, increased economic and social mobility, revitalize constitutional o