There was a dog that didn’t bark during the financial crisis: protectionism. Despite much hue and cry about it, governments have, in fact,…
The Nobel Peace Prize Committee cited Obama's dedication to arms control and nonproliferation when announcing last Friday his selection as…
Before 9/11, most Americans found the idea that international terrorists could mount an attack on their homeland and kill thousands of…
To his credit, President Barack Obama has insisted on "getting the strategy right" before any escalation of the American commitment in…
Federal policies bear some of the blame for the housing bust because they encourage leveraged bets on housing. Yet instead of reconsidering…
International negotiations are focused on developing a climate policy framework for the post-2012 period, when the Kyoto Protocol's first…
President Obama's accusation that Iran has lied about a secret nuclear plant gives the United States the most important opportunity in…
Much of the inequality literature has focused
on national inequality, but local inequality is also important. Crime
rates are higher in…