As part of a bid for renewed authority to streamline government, the White House wants to merge six agencies into one bureaucracy focused on trade and competitiveness. The plan has sparked substantial criticism from the U.S. business and trade policy communities. An expert panel will weigh in on the controversy and evaluate President Obama's reorganization proposal.

If President Obama will not uphold his fundamental duty as commander-in-chief to defend those who have been defending America, the least he can do is insist that his attorney general uphold his fundamental duty to defend the rule of law.

Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) has long been on almost everyone's short list for the Republican vice presidential nomination. But now McDonnell's national security credentials have come into question, thanks to his mishandling of a bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly.

Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey will give an address on national security and provide his perspective on the legal approach in the war with al Qaeda.

Accredited media must register by Friday, July 18, at 5:00 p.m. by e-mailing vrodman@aei.org or calling 202.862.4870.

Professor Theodore Eisenberg will discuss his new article Attorney’s Fees in Class Action Settlements: An Empirical Study (coauthored with Geoffrey Miller) which argues that attorney’s fees have not been growing over the past decade, contrary to conventional wisdom. Eisenberg’s research suggests that the general assumption that attorneys receive about one-third...

How important were CIA interrogations in the killing of bin Laden? In light of recent events, should the Obama administration continue its current policy of killing rather than capturing and interrogating terrorists?

Many US municipalities and states are currently facing severe financial pressure. They have huge unfunded pension commitments, and recent forecasts of widespread defaults have resulted in a large sell-off of their bonds. This is not new. Financial history is full of instructive defaults by governments on their debt. Can these past crises teach us about what to do now?