A close reading of Al Gore’s views on the linkages between environmental issues and broader social and philosophical currents reveals their problematic political and policy implications.

Discussion on how entitlements and possible reform will shape our future.

Members of Congress need to make real choices, not simply draw up wish lists. They need to work to enact legislation that moves our country in the direction that reflects its core principles, and that requires recognizing that the way to solve problems is sometimes incremental.

How did Reagan become a successful president and enjoy growing respect even among his ideological opponents?

Al Gore called for a program that would lead to the internal-combustion engine's elimination by 2017. His vision is utterly untethered to reality.

Recent advances in Iran’s nuclear weapons program show that events are moving extraordinarily swiftly, as Tehran nears the end of its decades-long quest to possess a lethal WMD capability.

Over the next two to three decades, India’s demographic composition will have a significant impact on the country’s economic and strategic capabilities. NBR spoke with expert demographer Nicholas Eberstadt about what India’s population profile will likely look like and how it compares to another major state in the region, China.

When markets are irrational, it's impossible to say what might set them off, and fear of disaster becomes a powerful excuse for policy makers to do whatever they choose.