The current economic environment of low—virtually zero—interest rates has hit savers hard, but abruptly raising interest rates could harm economic growth and the housing market. Until the economy stabilizes and the Fed begins raising interest rates again, savers have few options: they can adjust their lifestyles, dip into their savings, or take on riskier investments such as gold and stocks.

The Republicans will find a new voice and a new way forward, but how long will it take them?

Turkish diplomats tell their American counterparts that they need the helicopters to combat Kurdish guerillas. Turkey may have other motives however. Turkish President Abdullah Gül has suggested Turkey might seek to punish Kurds collectively for the actions of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

A fiscal commission set to report after the next election with recommendations that are purely advisory seems designed to fail.

We are deeply uninformed when it comes to how the government spends its budget, and American's enjoy the bulk of the programs that actually make up government.

An assessment of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's decision to shut down Ontario's four remaining coal power plants.

Americans do not want to tolerate the short-term pain of higher fuel prices in order to solve our energy problems.

Promoting the development of liberal, democratic, and market-economic institutions in Africa would create a wealthy society, and wealthy societies are known to be naturally resilient to environmental variability and disasters of all sorts.