Commissioned by the US Chamber's National Chamber Foundation, the report details how the American business community can use its credibility, political heft, and role as the employer of America's science, technology, engineering, and math talent to apply innovative thinking and actions to areas such as academic standards, human capital, and new school models.

A new report by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) argues that one of the greatest mistakes the United States can make is to imagine that Iranian activities in a given arena--the nuclear program, for example--are isolated from Iranian undertakings in another. The report examines those other areas

Climate change might pose a grave threat, but emissions containment is both costly and politically impractical, so climate engineering is beginning to look like the last best hope.

Samuel Thernstrom believes geoengineering may have an important role to play, both practically and conceptually, in the climate challenge process.

Can global warming be stopped? Ask a geoengineer.

Though efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have faltered, there do exist other climate policy options that may offer timely and relatively cheap methods for offsetting some of the harmful effects of climate change.

"Engineering a successful transition out of deflation is one of the most challenging aspects of monetary policy, but the Bank of Japan just might be able to do it this time."

America is nearing a decisive moment.  Unless Congress acts to change current law, automatic sequestration cuts will slash future spending on national defense across-the-board by over $500 billion beginning early next year.