The American economy is experiencing a crisis in long-term unemployment that has enormous human and economic costs.

President Obama's politically motivated deadlines for troop drawdown have already undermined the effectiveness of the surge.

A new paper by agricultural economists Vincent Smith and Barry Goodwin on the looming budgetary disaster triggered by the Average Crop Revenue (ACRE) program.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced a new timeline for American combat operations in Afghanistan—or did he?

The US Average Crop Revenue (ACRE) program was introduced as part of the 2008 Farm Bill. ACRE was marketed as a farm revenue safety net program, but in reality ACRE payments are largely driven by decreases in agricultural commodity prices from recent levels.

Russia's demographic decline will undermine the Kremlin's plans for economic and military modernization--and could make Moscow more dangerous in the international arena.

Experts critique disaster aid, mainly in the form of the Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) program, which costs over $2 billion annually and makes payments to farmers who do not suffer disasters.