Along with replacing Secretary Gates, choosing a new chairman-the president's senior military adviser-will be among the most important decisions Obama will make. He needs the best advice, not his favorite advice.

Controversies surrounding pharmaceutical patents and trade rules in the WTO

Pharmaceutical patents, drug prices, and parallel imports of drugs from lower-income to higher-income nations have been at the center of some of the most contentious debates in the run-up to Cancun. This panel will analyze the positions of the various protagonists...

At a February 13 AEI conference organized by the New Atlantic Initiative, panelistsargued thatboth continents can learn from the other in terms of tax, trade, and economic policy.

Europe and America cannot seem to agree on anything these days. Differences over Iraq dominate the headlines, while wounds from previous fights over the International Criminal Court and Kyoto Protocol persist. However, America and Europe are not only political and military allies but also major economic and trading partners. There...

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National Journal's People column comments on Peter J. Wallison.

While the high tax on corporate income makes little sense from an optimal tax perspective, it makes even less sense from the perspective of international competitiveness.