The world is becoming increasingly scary at the very time that the military will be facing 20% reductions. With each passing day, the world closes in; with each passing day, our ability to manage that world degrades.

The average teacher working in a public school today receives total compensation roughly 52 percent higher than what he or she would receive in private-sector employment.

It is human nature to sometimes feel sad, frustrated, angry, resentful, or insecure. But human nature is not a pathology in need of a cure.

Yale economist Ray Fair has created an econometric model to predict the outcome of the presidential election.

The Global Fund is to be commended for its transparency, but it has failed to act on the information it has gleaned, and continues to allow its funds to be used by governmental distribution systems known to be corrupt.

Attempts to abolish conflicts of interest in the FDAcould tie the organization'shands as it goes about the crucial task of marshalling the best scientific advice.

The latest evidence points in the direction of an American policy of active appeasement with Iran, masked by some kind of deal.

The big losers of the Clear Skies pollution capswill be the American public, who will have to pay big bucks in the form of higher energy bills while reaping few or no health benefits.