The authors of the November 2011 Heritage Foundation report “Assessing the Compensation of Public-School Teachers” respond to questions and concerns, in the process showing that certain critical accusations—such as undercounting teachers’ work hours or overestimating retirement benefits—are simply false.

Ahead of their next debate November 22, the Republican presidential candidates are getting executive briefings on hot-button foreign policy and national security issues. But you don’t have to run for president to get a speed-read.

Most of the exchanges rested on the ideological debate over how much attention -- and corresponding funds -- should be paid to crises abroad while economic troubles at home remain paramount from voter polls to Capitol Hill.

For decades, conservatives have won elections by wooing white, working-class swing voters with positions they approved of on crime, foreign policy and cultural issues. Economic growth allowed Republicans to expand most government spending programs while simultaneously keeping taxes stable. For both economic and political reasons, this balancing act is no longer possible.

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 do civil society organizations operate in the authoritarian environment of Vladimir Putin’s “sovereign democracy?”  To what extent are they able to further their causes despite pervasive corruption and the rule of courts that take their cues from the Kremlin?

Gary J. Schmitt testifies before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on security issues in Europe and Asia.

The financial turmoil convulsing the Eurozone and threatening global economic recovery are a result of rising public sector debt, and these problems will likely be magnified in the coming future, especially when factoring in demographic trends.