Austerity measures in Europe have been the topic of a heated and mostly confused debate in the economic world. During the May summit of the leading industrial nations at Camp David, German chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders pushed for continued European austerity. Keynesian critics argue that these policies destroy economic growth.

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.

This Briefly examines the European Commission's Green Paper that signalled the intention to encourage civil litigation in the area of EU competition law.

On the one year anniversary of the BP oil spill and a few days before Earth Day 2011, AEI presents scholar work on environmental issues.

Much of America's energy debate can be summed up as "drill, baby, drill" versus "farm, baby, farm." Fans of conventional energy are pressing for the development of America's native oil and gas resources, while advocates of renewable energy call for greater amounts of biomass, either as conventional ethanol or...

There is probably no bigger issue facing our economy than creating economic growth. Today, I'd like to talk about why growth matters so much, the importance of human capital to growth, and the moral case for economic growth.

Tom Friedman wishes America could be more like China. Specifically, he wishes we could adopt their authoritarian style in pursuit of the so-called green revolution and clean energy.