The 2012 congressional redistricting cycle following the 2010 Census is just about over and done with. And it seems likely to make much less difference than many of us expected.

In just a few days’ time, Gingrich has managed has to do something Romney has tried and failed to do for more than five years: rally conservatives behind Mitt Romney.

Has Japan finally been mugged by reality? Several policy moves in the past month suggest Tokyo has been rudely awakened to the dangers of an increasingly volatile region and is actually doing something about it.

The increased flow of capital to the US would result in greater productivity and higher real wages.

While almost all politicians appear to favor the extension of tax cuts for low- and middle-income households, many politicians are disparaging investment and in particular the taxpayers who account for most of that investment.

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.

Credentials and seniority have very little to do with how well teachers educate our children.

For the sake ofthe global economy's health, China must rebalance its economy away from exports and towards domestic demand.