There is a second world of drug research, a world in which patents do not exist and for-profit research is permanently moribund. Its history should stop "reformers" in their tracks.

Why can't our opponents be reasonable? In his new book, “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of morality in our rapid and automatic moral intuitions.

Our trade debate with China has taken a turn for the absurd.

An analysisthat concluded mercury exposure is reducing children's IQs is flawed, invalid, and not appropriate as an input to policy decisions.

In a complaint filed yesterday in U.S. District Court, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri, aka Turkcell, the Turkish mobile media giant, alleges that MTN Group Ltd, Africa’s largest mobile operator, bribed Iranians, sold South African votes at the IAEA and UN, and otherwise prostituted South African foreign policy to oust Turkcell from its contract in Iran and gain the lucrative market for itself.

In defiance of recent court decisions, the FDA still regulates food labels in a way that prevents most consumers from knowing the key benefits of better nutrition.

If the Endangered Species Act were applied uniformly to all of the species in the US that are potential candidates for its reach, Congress would swiftly repeal it. The act's potential costs are often too high to enforce aggressively.

If education philanthropists want to influence policy, then they must open themselves to more public debate about their  plans and goals.