A new proposal to launch a U.S. Public Service Academy has drawn much attention. Two essays provide a provocative look at this ambitious policy proposal.

Divergent viewpoints on the necessity and practicality of a national university of public service.

The notion of a U.S. Public Service Academy can be traced to George Washington’s vision of a national university located in the nation’s capital. Such a university, Washington and his supporters believed, could develop national leadership, set a standard for academic excellence, and help bind the nation together. Today, this...

I was initially assigned the working title, "Pursuing Equality in Health Care for the Elderly Is Futile." I prefer to think of that particular dead end of health policy as one of listening to the wrong music for too long. Hence, this article revises the title song of the movie, Urban Cowboy, to "Looking for better health [rather than either "love" or "love of equality"] in all the wrong places.

The 108th House and Senate will be different in major ways from the 107th House and Senate.

Triage on the economic front is Job One for the incoming Obama administration and the 111th Congress. Maybe it is Job Two and Job Three as well.