The United States and its allies and partners must not only understand Iran’s regional strategy and influence but also develop a coherent strategy of their own with which to confront them. Considering the relative economic, political, and diplomatic power of the two sides, it is unacceptable for the United States and its allies to allow Iran even such progress as it has made in these realms.

Barack Obama’s presidency has had profoundly negative consequences for our national security. From debilitating cuts in defense budgets, to gutting national missile defense efforts, to his unwillingness to acknowledge a continuing war against terrorism, to his inability to stem the nuclear proliferation threats posed by North Korea and Iran....the picture is bleak.

This book by Alan Viard and Robert Carroll proposes to completely replace the income tax system with a progressive consumption tax.

The blossoming relationship between Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuela's Hugo Chávez may cancel out American sanctions against Iran.

While a desire to strengthen the economy and to engage with other major nations of the world may dictate a more open trade policy, the Obama administration is constrained by strong opposition within its base.

To prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and bring the country to the table for negotiations, the world must talk less about Iran's right to peaceful nuclear energy and more about how the regime is wasting the people's resources.

Obama has ignored the fact that in our system neither party ever has all the advantages.

Since the mortgage meltdown began in the summer of 2007, many observers have commented that government policy has seemed to lag events. Predictions about the scope of the problems in the housing and mortgage markets, and particularly how they might affect the health of the financial system, have consistently been...