Futile blame-games and uncritical embrace of global warming alarmism can only impede the many valiant efforts to rebuild New Orleans.

In a recent column, The Washington Post’s Fact Checker declared Rep. Ron Paul votes against “virtually every piece of legislation that could be interpreted as government overreach or interference with the free market.” There one small problem with the analysis: It ignores the fact that Paul is one of the biggest pork-barrel earmarkers on Capitol Hill. 

On the disaster relief front, Cantor's office released a study by the majority staff of the House Appropriations Committee saying that offsets on disaster relief are actually commonplace, if not routine. I dug into their examples a bit, albeit with my limited expertise on what really goes down on the process for supplemental appropriations, and found the examples they used shaky at best.

Insurance companies settling claims after Hurricane Katrina faced unfair criticism for refusing to pay for damage not covered in insurance policies.

Following Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi was hit by an insurance storm that caused some companies to stop issuing new policies.

The question of the proper size and scope of government creates many rifts, even among conservatives. In this AEI debate, both Brooks and Ryan make the case for their competing visions of America. The conversation serves as a vivid reminder that even those who often agree on most things can differ on the basic question of the government's purpose.

On-line registration for this event is closed. Walk-in registration will be accepted.

As the flood waters rose in New Orleans and Biloxi, it became clear that Hurricane Katrina would be an unprecedented natural disaster in the United States. Now that the waters have receded and the rebuilding effort is...

The Census Bureau will release its annual official statistics on income and poverty on Tuesday, August 29. At AEI the day before the release, a panel of experts will brief reporters on how to interpret the numbers—whether they go up or down—with an emphasis on the strengths and weaknesses of...