What do the first hundred days tell us about the future of the 112th Congress? This question will be discussed by a panel of seasoned operatives, including former congressmen Vic Fazio, a Democrat, and Vin Weber, a Republican; Janet Hook of the Wall Street Journal; and Norman J. Ornstein of AEI.

Austerity measures in Europe have been the topic of a heated and mostly confused debate in the economic world. During the May summit of the leading industrial nations at Camp David, German chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders pushed for continued European austerity. Keynesian critics argue that these policies destroy economic growth.

Senator Robert Byrd was a champion of the Senate, working to protect its fundamental character and trying to preserve a functioning Senate that would make the framers proud.

History does not repeat itself exactly, but polling evidence indicates that Americans today, like Americans in the late 1930s, see big government spending programs as an impediment, not an aid, to job creation.

President Obama should use his popularity and eloquence to address some fundamental foreign policy challenges.

Since his inauguration, President Obama has proposed new spending programs that will add $6.5 trillion to the American national debt over the next 10 years.

Days of Infamy is bothan homage to the survivors of the real Pearl Harbor attack and an imaginative and thrilling take on America's entry into World War II.