Top economists provide much-needed guidance--and some surprising conclusions--in response to rising public concerns about inequality in the U.S. tax system.

President Obama’s budget speech on Monday expanded on the theme of economic “fairness,” like his State of the Union speech in January. He lectured Americans that if critical steps are not taken, the rise of the middle class will be threatened and disparities between the rich and the rest will...

How can the nation achieve "welfare reform for men"?

Governor Romney's defenders have argued that critics of his role at Bain Capital are really attacking capitalism itself. Given the academic evidence, we would have to agree.

Over the past two decades, the United States has increasingly balanced its prime commitment to the multilateral trading system and the GATT/WTO with supplemental negotiations for regional trade agreements and bilateral agreements with nations around the entire trading world. Under the George W. Bush administration, this multidimensional approach—“competitive liberalization,” as...

On the morning after the State of the Union address, this forum will provide an opportunity for key policy advisers to Democratic candidates to offer a response to President Bush’s economic vision and describe why their candidate’s policies offer a more compelling alternative. After brief introductory remarks, the panelists will...

Military bloggers and their homefront supporters take aim at the New York Times.

A change in government does not always result in major changes in policy.