The heroic and indispensable actions of Self-Defense Forces (Japan's military) in the wake of the March 11 earthquake may have changed Japan's relations with its military forever.

The Obama and Ryan plans have one striking similarity, as neither specifies which tax preferences will be curtailed or eliminated. Each plan will face hard choices when it comes time to spell out the details. Significant base broadening cannot be achieved by eliminating unpopular loopholes.

Obama should send the mother of a fallen soldier to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of all the American service men and women who are the true peacekeepers.

AEI's John Makin examines the consequences of German deflationary policies and Greece's probable exit from the eurozone in the latest Economic Outlook.

The real question hanging over all this is whether there was a quid pro quo for Mr. Chen’s release.

The number of schools ranked highly in guides such as Barron's Profiles of American Colleges is increasing, without any evidence that these schools' instructional quality is also increasing. Applicants and their families should be wary of letting these rankings serve as the main criteria in their college decisions.

Elizabeth Warren is again at the center of a political controversy. Despite her insistence that she is part Cherokee, based upon “family lore” and her observation that some in her family had “high cheekbones like all the Indians do,” she has failed to produce any concrete evidence to substantiate her claim.

Without a strategic influx of troops, we will lose the Iraq war.