The inherent conflict of science and politics will be the subject of the second-annual "Bloody Crossroads" conference at AEI.

Are teachers paid too much? It's a question that would ignite heated debate at the most mellow of cocktail parties. But it's a question that AEI took head-on this year.

It is a view as ubiquitous as it is simplistic: To improve public education, pay teachers more—a lot more. Union officials, education reformers, scholars, laypeople, and politicians of all stripes endorse this principle in one form or another.

Reports that undercount public-sector pension benefits, omit retiree health coverage and ignore job security do not accurately represent public-sector compensation.

Are consumers entitled to full disclosure about what is in their food? The authors contend that mandatory GM labeling laws actually harm consumers by pushing GM foods off the market.

Low grading standards in university education departments will negatively affect the accumulation of skills for prospective teachers and contribute to a larger culture of low standards for educators.

As scientists confront the challenge of how to regulate plasticizers—chemicals that make plastics soft, transparent and durable—the European Union is moving towards a model that US regulators should emulate.

Response to Jeffrey Keefe’s review of “Assessing the Compensation of Public School Teachers.”