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 Senate may soon pass a bill, already passed in the House, based on the false assumption that women still face rampant pay discrimination in the workplace.

At this event, Alan Viard will present the X tax proposal while James Mackie of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute will offer commentary.

Americans look a lot more like the Chinese than Europeans when attitudes about entrepreneurship are compared. Americans are also very proud of their country, but are deeply dissatisfied with current performance and believe the country is on the wrong track.

When the G8 major economies convened at Camp David last weekend, the continuing crisis of the euro, common currency of 17 European Union (EU) members, dominated the economic discussions. The agonies of Greece, badly divided in recent parliamentary elections, and forced to vote again on 17 June, were at the forefront.

This issue of the Political Report covers Congress's record, how incumbents have fared in primary elections, the 2010 midterm elections in a historical context, and more.

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to levy a tax on airline emissions for all planes landing and taking off from EU airports. This tax would be calculated not only based on mileage flown in EU airspace but also for the entire length of the flight (thus, Chinese and Japanese airlines would be taxed for an entire journey from Beijing or Tokyo).

This issue of Political Report covers public views of Barack and Michelle Obama and Joe Biden, the state of the parties, ideology, gay marriage, marijuana, gun control, and more.