Hope springs eternal among policy makers in Europe’s beleaguered periphery. At five minutes to midnight in Athens, and with a bank run having started in Madrid, these policy makers cling to the forlorn hope that somehow Germany is going to relent on its strong opposition to euro bonds.

Michelle Rhee's experience in Washington, D.C. proves it's not just about mayors, manners or academic momentum, but that turning troubled urban school systems around requires community cover and local political muscle.

As the Euro celebrates its tenth birthday, its next decade remains uncertain.

Pollock proposes a form, "BasicFacts About Your Mortgage Loan,"be given to potential borrowers.

The United States and its allies and partners must not only understand Iran’s regional strategy and influence but also develop a coherent strategy of their own with which to confront them. Considering the relative economic, political, and diplomatic power of the two sides, it is unacceptable for the United States and its allies to allow Iran even such progress as it has made in these realms.

When the G8 major economies convened at Camp David last weekend, the continuing crisis of the euro, common currency of 17 European Union (EU) members, dominated the economic discussions. The agonies of Greece, badly divided in recent parliamentary elections, and forced to vote again on 17 June, were at the forefront.

The People's Republic of China late last week gave private property equal legal status to state property in order to bolster China's market reforms.

This book by Alan Viard and Robert Carroll proposes to completely replace the income tax system with a progressive consumption tax.