Gary Wills is now inclined to sigh, more in sorrow than in anger, and announce that efforts to create a Christian Left are irredeemably flawed.

Claims that the government does not tax the richest Americansenough do not hold up under close scrutiny.

All children in a free nation have a moral claim to attend schools that will help them discover and develop their gifts. And while difficult choices must always be made, we should be wary of shaping schools in ways that explicitly favor some of our children while shortchanging others.

Institutional Foundations of Public Finance is not only a fitting tribute to David Bradford, but it is also a book that should be of interest to economists studying any of the topics that it covers.

There is little evidence that deregulation or banks' compensation practices caused the financial crisis.

Review of Liberal Pluralism: The Implications of Value Pluralism for Political Theory and Practice, by William Galston.

An interview with Murray about his new book,In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State, which outlines Murray'splan to overhaulwelfare transfer programs.