Export-related jobs are a huge and important driver of the U.S. economy, and the record of the Ex-Im Bank is clear: Using private funds and with minimal exposure to taxpayers, it has been a major driver of U.S. exports and a driver of jobs and corporate profits in the United States.

This event will take place at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

Political dysfunction. Partisanship at record levels. Attack politics run amok. And public approval of Congress scraping the single digits (Sen. John McCain is fond of saying it's down to blood rlatives and paid staff).

Brad Wilcox and Kathryn Sharpe of the University of Virginia have taken a fascinating fresh look at sectors of the economy most influenced by marriage and fertility.

The importance of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), enacted on January 1, 2004, is often overshadowed by both the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Central America–United States–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Nevertheless, the U.S.-Chile FTA offers valuable lessons about the impact of bilateral trade agreements...

After accusing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of using foreign funding for election ads, Democrats should answer the same charges about whether organized labor is using foreign money to elect Democrats this November.

The authors point out that while volunteer tutoring and college scholarships are beneficial, this kind of involvement by business in public education will not power the changes needed to significantly transform the education system and increase student achievement.

The private sector has yet to be included in a significant way in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, even though many believe its participation is needed in order for democracy and an open-market economy to succeed in the nation. To this end, Afghan-American entrepreneurs have organized the Afghan-American...