The importance of Iran’s March 2 parliamentary elections was not so much in their function to choose a new Majlis but rather because they were the first nationwide poll since widespread fraud during the 2009 presidential election sparked the largest protests Iran had witnessed since the Islamic Revolution.

High gas prices are inducing consumers to tighten their belts and politicians to call for taxes on oil companies. This Outlook explores the true causes of oil price fluctuation and explains how policymakers can help lower gasoline prices.

Government attempts at decreasing American dependence on foreign oil have been largely unsuccessful. However, a new energy alternative from the private sector has increased energy supply and reduced the need to look abroad for energy sources.

The two most pro-consumer technological revolutions of the past generation have been the rise of big box stores such as Wal-Mart and the maturation of a global payment card system on which Wal-Mart depends. It's a pity that political progressives are on the wrong side of both these revolutions.

President Obama's unhealthy fixation with manufacturing is based on a nonexistent foundation and his interference in the natural economic process will invariably cause harm.

Our national security would be better served if the United States captured al-Asiri and kept him alive for questioning, so we can find out what he knows.

Nick Schulz reviews Animal Spirits.