At this event, Melanie Phillips discussed her book, "The World Turned Upside Down: The Global Battle over God, Truth, and Power"(Encounter Books, 2010).

Cosponsored by AEI and the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform at Brookings Institution, this conference on regulating medical devices will convene stakeholders to discuss current challenges and feasible solutions that protect public health while encouraging the development, approval, and reimbursement of effective technologies.

Why the double standard? The short answer is that what counts as the political center in this country still leans considerably to the left.

As gasoline prices climb, President Obama's poll numbers plummet. In February, a Washington Post/ABC poll had Obama up 6 points against Mitt Romney. Monday's poll has him down 2. According to the polls, gas prices are a huge part of the story, particularly given how the last 30 days or so have not exactly been great for the GOP.

Review of Losing Iraq: Inside the Postwar Reconstruction Fiasco, by David L. Phillips.

A conservative establishment is useless if it doesn't bring the nation with it. The frustration on the right stems from the fact that none of the candidates seems up to that task.

Instead of the Fed focusing on short-term goals, their focus should be on long-term inflation reduction, encouraging businesses to be more certain with their investments.

The Federal Reserve announced a future strategy to contain the money supply and inflation that no one should believe will work.