The Medicare bill returns decision-making authority, insurance ownership and health dollars to individuals, and it will promote competitive market dynamics in healthcare, thus lowering costs.

If this so-called "Super Committee" falls short—or if the required deficit reduction legislation is not enacted by January 15, 2012—then the Pentagon's long-term budget will suffer the brunt of the consequences.

President Bush proposed to gradually change the way U.S. health care is purchased and offered an opportunity to rein in the rising costs of care.

Recent increases in student-loan allowances fail to address the fundamental flaws in an embarrassingstudent-aid system.

Congress should stop using programs with a track record of little success and start using ones that will provide students with the financial-aid system they deserve.

Is the student-loan system in need of reform?

Smart investors diversify, spreading their money around in a reasonable way to profit from the rises and avoid being crushed by the declines.

The time is ripe for a more realistic, balanced reappraisal of what air power can--and cannot--be expected to accomplish against present and future threats to U.S. national security.