Which House Republican health reform proposals are good ideas that should be seriously considered, and which should be scrapped?

School principals are held accountable for raising student achievement without being given the authority to get the job done.

As the president has ramped up into campaign mode, he has studiously avoided mentioning most of his signature accomplishments. One can see why. The one thing President Obama always seems to mention is the auto bailout. His implication that the bailout is succeeding-that it will not ultimately be a loss for taxpayers-is a constant theme of Democrats.

For all the public wrangling we are seeing over the super committee — mostly centered on tax reform and revenues as a key component of a compromise — the big issue facing policymakers in the coming years is health care costs.

The Japanese military is emerging from decades of pacifism. But do the country's political leaders have the vision and the will to make the country strong again?

The satisfaction from the show of bipartisanship on the Eisen confirmation lasted a good five minutes.

The new health care law will create a policy limbo that is likely to persist for decades, increasing uncertainty, ultimately discouraging investment and scientific risk-taking.

The single largest component of Medicaid is long-term care for the elderly, followed by care for the seriously disabled. And the biggest chunk of all is care for what are called the "dual-eligibles," those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.