Under current law, the U.S. Department of Defense automatically faces significant spending cuts over the next 10 years—cuts that america's civilian and military leaders have cadidly described as "devastating" and "very high risk."

America's lawsuit culture is transforming our society, but there's been little focus on why litigation spun out of control over the last 30 years.

The new Department of Homeland Security is stalled, perhaps indefinitely, over the application of civil service rules for its employees.

The growth of law and litigation since the 1960s is often decried for being costly and inefficient. But what about the benefits? Hasn't expanded liability also produced greater fairness and accountability and more responsible decisions? In his new book, Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law (Norton, 2009),...

President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to double U.S. foreign aid, and Representative Howard Berman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has stated that foreign aid reform will be on the agenda of the 111th Congress. Yet the field of development has changed significantly over the past decade,...

With its planning reforms, the Government is betraying the heritage that so many have fought to preserve.

In our efforts to protect individuals against unfair decisions, have we created a society in which there is no authority? In an attempt to assure perfect fairness, have we eliminated the ability to resolve disputes outside the courtroom, discouraging people from using values to do what is right and...

The fear of being sued continues to transform medicine in ways that are counterproductive to many health care constituencies. How has this fear of legal action affected important patient...