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.

Eliminating tax subsidies for major energy companies is a bad idea. Singling out big American energy firms for this kind of treatment is abusive and a "glaring violation of the rule of law."

Brad Wilcox and Kathryn Sharpe of the University of Virginia have taken a fascinating fresh look at sectors of the economy most influenced by marriage and fertility.

Some of the most dynamic sectors of the American economy are thriving. The key is to unlock disruptive forces in other sectors. But where?

Medicare must continue to implement reforms to align its coverage and payment policies with the value delivered to beneficiaries.

Business can provide the leverage, expertise, and leadership that will help educators and public officials make tough decisions and take hard steps they may not take on their own.

The PPACA's rate review and MLR provisions represent costly, bureaucratic interference with insurers' legitimate business decisions and state regulatory prerogatives. This will do little to enhance competition in health insurance markets and the availability and affordability of health insurance.

Business leaders seeking a STEM revolution cannot settle for comfortable tweaking but must embrace efforts to rethink the organization and delivery of schooling.