Even if the trigger isn't enacted, I am concerned that guidance from the White House would direct cuts beyond what the Defense Department is prepared to absorb. It's time to focus our fiscal restraint on the driver of our debt, not the protector of our prosperity.

Under current law, the U.S. Department of Defense automatically faces significant spending cuts over the next 10 years—cuts that america's civilian and military leaders have cadidly described as "devastating" and "very high risk."

Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally is just the latest example that the electorate is unhappy with the status quo and thinks change is needed, even if they are not sure of the path to improvement.

European-style health care reforms could weaken the war on cancer.

At this event, we will discuss the Obama administration's FY 2013 defense budget and the broader context behind its new strategic guidance.

Despite his crushing defeat in recent elections, Australia's Prime Minister John Howard leaves a considerable legacy.

Australian prime minister John Howard--perhaps the most successful democratic leader in the world today--faces an uphill battle for reelection. But he has been behind before.

Former Australian prime minister John Winston Howard is the recipient of AEI's Irving Kristol Award for 2008.