The Doha Round will most likely not be completed in 2011, although it would go farther than any other single trade advance to further the goals of doubling US exports by 2014.

With the landmark 1996 welfare reform law up for reauthorization this year, both Republicans and Democrats are taking credit for the astounding fall in welfare rolls.

The IRS oversight board says that a $500 million increase in the enforcement budget would mean $5 billion in added revenue. Not to do this is ridiculous.

If policymakers are compelled to abandon scientific standards due to political or media pressure, the checks and balances of the regulatory system will be in jeopardy.

As part of its 1996 welfare reform bill, Congress enacted a $50 million per year program to fund abstinence education.

The 9/11 crisis has provided a dramatic opportunity for manifestingthe gradual strategic shift in the country's domestic and foreign policy priorities.

Michael Barone's Bradley Lecture.