One of the main provisions of the 2012 Farm Bill is a “shallow-loss” program. This program is being portrayed as a safety net, but there are significant questions that must be examined before the program is enacted. At this event, Vince Smith and Barry Goodwin will discuss these questions and will release new research and analysis on the cost of shallow-loss programs.

Hope springs eternal among policy makers in Europe’s beleaguered periphery. At five minutes to midnight in Athens, and with a bank run having started in Madrid, these policy makers cling to the forlorn hope that somehow Germany is going to relent on its strong opposition to euro bonds.

What are the economic and strategic benefits of Taiwan becoming an Asian center for business activity?

AEI scholars' commentary relevant to the Massachusetts Senate race.

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to levy a tax on airline emissions for all planes landing and taking off from EU airports. This tax would be calculated not only based on mileage flown in EU airspace but also for the entire length of the flight (thus, Chinese and Japanese airlines would be taxed for an entire journey from Beijing or Tokyo).

Medical breakthroughs from using existing drugs in new ways await discovery--if manufacturers have an incentive to pursue them.

While the U.S. Congress and the diplomats in Turtle Bay have stood down, change has been in the air in Iran--change that has been detrimental not only to American and allied interests, but also to the interests of the Iranian people.

China, a major link in the world's pharmaceutical supply chain, is taking steps and forming international partnerships to improve drug safety and combat drug counterfeiting.