Scholars from the Hastert Center and AEI will meet in Chicago to discuss the moral case for free enterprise and entrepreneurship.

This issue covers the lame-duck Congress, Bush nominees, and the Supreme Court.

When it comes to running the House, Dennis Hastert has, in fact, been an aggressive partisan.

Neither the framers nor subsequent political leaders had built in to the constitutional framework any plans to reconstitute Congress in the event of a catastrophe like 9/11. I called for Congressional leaders to at least create a commission to study the problem and potential solutions.

In many ways, the most interesting dynamic right now is that surrounding Speaker John Boehner, who has in the past been a first-rate legislator, knows how the legislative process works and knows the risks of a shutdown--to the economy and to his party--are high.

Immigration has become political poison for both parties, leaving the issue unresolved as both parties struggle to find a way to move forward.

Despite Democrat promises for earmark reform, free-spending habits persist.

Any sign that the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee is looking for favors from influential and wealthy people for a personal cause should raise alarm bells everywhere.