The U.S. is at the forefront of the unconventionals revolution. By 2020, shale sources will make up about a third of total U.S. oil and gas production...by that time, the U.S. will be the top global oil and gas producer, surpassing Russia and Saudi Arabia, PFC predicts.

By next year, about two-thirds of American physicians will be working as salaried employees of large groups and hospitals. This movement has been underway for years. Over the last decade, the number of independent physicians was falling by about 2% a year. But these trends are now accelerating. 

As school boards and superintendents have been forced to seek new efficiencies and ways to do better with less, many school leaders have found themselves particularly perplexed by the unique challenges of special education. But districts can do better to equip school leaders to better meet student needs while helping policymakers provide targeted support for cost-effective practices.

The key factor in Asia's underlying instability may be China's rise relative to Japan's decline, so it will be important to managing the growing Sino-U.S. security competition so that rivalry does not lead to conflict.

As school boards and superintendents have been forced to seek new efficiencies and ways to do better with less, many school leaders have found themselves particularly perplexed by the unique challenges of special education. But districts can do better to equip teachers and administrators to better meet student needs while helping policymakers provide much-needed targeted support for cost-effective practices.

All eyes were on AEI in April when House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) came to AEI to unveil his plan to cut more than $4 trillion from the federal deficit.

Funding alternative energy may end up being a poor use of federal dollars if local utilities regulators continue to run a short-sighted, politically motivated, counterproductive strategy.

Five reasons people might not accept the catastrophic modeling exercises and horror stories that have been presented as actual climate change data.