As in Chicago, President Obama seems to live in a cocoon in which Republicans are largely absent, offscreen actors that no one pays any attention to.

On Tuesday, May 15, join the American Enterprise Institute, the Center for a New American Security and the New America Foundation to discuss an issue sure to face the next president: U.S. defense spending in light of American grand strategy.

An audit of the Federal Open Market Committee's deliberations is unnecessary and unproductive.

Ask Americans what they think the First Amendment protects, and they will tell you “freedom of speech.”  But few will think of the amendment’s third protection: “freedom of assembly.” In his provocative new book, “Liberty’s Refuge, The Forgotten Freedom of Assembly,” Washington University School of Law professor John Inazu implores Americans to keep in mind the importance of this protection.

America's version of capitalism has been much more dynamic than Europe's. Why don't Obama and Romney debate that?

It is better to require oncologist members of reimbursement committees to ponder trade-offs than to allow those trade-offs to languish in obscurity.

Washington has many agencies with specialized jurisdiction over particular markets or issues. Competition is important and desirable in all of these markets. Economic theory, backed by numerous studies, predicts that increased competition and the ensuing market forces work best for meeting consumer needs. Regulatory agencies differ, however, in the extent...