We got mixed signals from a turbulent political week. Barack Obama seems to be enjoying an uptick in polls, moving toward 50 percent approval. But his weakness was apparent in his State of the Union address: issues. 

In response to the Obama Democrats' vast expansion of the size and scope of government, a recent poll shows that voters unambiguously believe that increased spending and federal debt are bad for the economy.

The hysteria is unnervingly consistent: Toyota put profit before safety. But did it?

If the pattern of the past few decades holds true, emerging market economies may be facing a darkening future.

The No Child Left Behind Act is driven by education politics.

Thomas Miller's contributions to the National Review Online symposium discussing possible ramifications of the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

The devaluation of the ruble andthe default on the government’s domestic debt marked the end of Russia’s first post-Communist regime.