The $2 billion loss by JPMorgan Chase has reawakened debate about whether banks are taking excessive risks, but many facts have gotten lost in the breathless media coverage.

The Obama Administration last week launched a new World Trade Organization case against China.

In the second edition of "Women's Figures," author Diana Furchtgott-Roth shatters the myth of the wage gap, alleging that women are continuing to gain ground relative to men. Preferential policies towards women are undermining America's notion of meritocracy and are actually calling into question the value of women's earned achievements.

The average American would believe that the nation's need for substantial nuclear fuel, oil, natural gas, and coal will soon be a distant memory, based on the Obama administration's strident emphasis on developing "alternative" energy sources. The reality, however, is quite different.

With complicated recycling that links the Heinz foundations to John Kerry'spresidential campaign, no wonder the H. J. Heinz Co. frets.

As sovereignty returns in Iraq, there is cause for optimism about the democratic project in the region.

What does this election mean for Russia’s relations with the United States?

Since the adoption of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, which eliminated Glass-Steagall limits on affiliations between banks and securities firms, there have been renewed allegations that banks are discounting their loans in order to capture underwriting business for their securities affiliates. This conference will consider an important study by AEI...