The field of public opinion is one of the most diverse in political science. Over the last 60 years, scholars have drawn upon the…
It's been obvious for awhile now that Muammar al-Qaddafi's days as Libya's leader were numbered, and the only question was how many people…
Medicare is going to be cut. That is inevitable. There is no way to solve the nation’s long-term debt problem without reducing the growth…
Last week, a Los Angeles jury convicted a local pastor and his wife of fraudulently claiming $14.2 million from Medicare. The culprits…
Despite all the recent talk of “grand bargains,” little attention has been paid to the unraveling of a truly grand bargain that has been at…
There is a time to spend and a time to cut and we are now in an age of austerity. Even since Standard & Poor’s downgraded the U.S.’s “…
Background: Data are lacking on the proportion of
physicians who face malpractice claims in a year, the size of those
claims, and the…
For the past forty years, United States Presidents have repeatedly called for a reduction in the country's dependence on fossil fuels in…
Given how much sway the Tea Party has among Republicans in Congress and those seeking the Republican presidential nomination, one might…
Crime, congestion and pollution mar all cities, from Los Angeles to Mumbai. But another force trumps the drawbacks of urban living: cities…