It's tempting to call the shameful taxpayer subsidy for electric cars - vehicles that are unaffordable for all but a small number of wealthy Americans - this nation's costly little secret.

When any economy faces challenges, the first thing it should do is determine if it has any self-inflicted wounds, as those are the easiest to correct. The evidence is clear that the benefits of skilled immigration are high. The costs of bad immigration are also high. It is past time for the nation to stop shooting itself in the foot.

It’s time for the Pentagon and the American defense industry to develop a new way of doing business. They must look to Israel.

American energy policy is at a standstill. A new approach is needed that focuses on energy innovation as a key driver of American economic growth, national security, and health and safety benefits.

Ethanol is a losing proposition, but fuels from algae may be the path to cutting our dependence on imported oil.

Kenneth P. Green discusses the limits of renewable and alternative fuels for providing energy security, or energy independence.

If terrorists exposed your hometown to a deadly virus, which would you want: a vaccine that prevents infection or a drug that effectively treats it after a person has become ill?

For more than two decades, scientists have been working to develop a range of animal, agricultural, and industrial products (such as foods and pharmaceuticals) made with the help of genetic modification. As has often been the case with the introduction of new scientific methods, gene manipulation has stirred intense...