Aspen Ideas Festival

Fact:

Less than 28 percent of Americans between the ages of 17-23 are qualified for military service, that’s only about 1-in-4.

—Military.com, March 2012

Audio/Video: U.S.A.

Current and former members of Congress, Sen. Susan M. Collins, The Hon. Mickey Edwards, Rep. Jane Harman, and The Hon.... See more

Over the course of his tenure on the Court, US Supreme Court Associate Justice Harry Blackmun became a regular at the... See more

Savvy women, Margaret Carlson, Sen. Susan M. Collins, Nora Ephron, Nancy Gibbs and Sally Quinn assess the odds of... See more

Is there such a thing as a common set of American values? What are the best ideas coming from the contemporary American... See more

Greatness can be lost. Walter Isaacson, Judith Rodin, The Hon. Alan K. Simpson and Thomas Stewart address the question... See more

Pollster Douglas E. Schoen presents the results of an original Aspen Ideas Festival poll of the American public. See more

Fact: U.S.A.

Coal mining has added 11% more jobs since the start of the recession, and oil and gas extraction has grown payrolls by 10%.

—CNN Money