I recently gave a talk at another public policy institution, where I was introduced by Henry Kissinger. Referring to my position as provost of the University of Chicago, he began by saying that he could not understand why anyone would wish, at least in a single lifetime, to accept responsibility...

The Transatlantic Law Forum (TLF) will host its fifth annual conference on October 28–29 at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, Germany. The topic of the conference is "Constitutionalism in Crisis?"

Leading academics and practitioners from the fields of economics, international relations, and law will examine global economic institutions as a whole.

Please note that this event will be held off-site, at the Mayflower Hotel.

The Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee (SFRC) is a group of publicly recognized independent experts on the financial services industry, including banking, insurance, and securities, who meet regularly to study and critique regulatory...

Listing polar bears as endangered could seal a cap-and-trade response to carbon emissions and end Arctic oil and gas exploration.

The current financial turmoil has brought into greater focus the political danger to the Federal Reserve of being responsible both for economic and financial stability and for day-to-day regulation and supervision of financial markets and institutions, including consumer protection.

Professional firms that contribute to misleading reporting not only undermine the confidence of the investing public, but do a grave disservice to their own employees, partners, and investors.

At this luncheon briefing, the SFRC, a group of independent experts on the financial services industry, issued a statement and answered questions.