In this poor economic environment, trade protectionism should be seen as a threat to prosperity, in Australia and around the world.

According to the Legatum Index, although Australia is very strong on the economic fundamentals required for long-term growth, problems in the health care system are keeping the country from reaching its full potential, in terms of both economic progress and quality of life.

We've never had a nerd president. White House correspondents call their gala the 'nerd prom' because it sounds self-deprecating around celebrities and bigwigs.

Join us for a discussion of what the midterm elections will mean for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (or No Child Left Behind), the Common Core, potential future rounds of Race to the Top, the regulation of for-profit colleges, and other pressing issues.

Charlie Sheen succeeded at turning his own debasement into a national pseudo-event by calling the very definition of losing “winning.” And that’s what 2011 was all about: pretending to be winning while really losing.

U.S. policymakers must act now to add high-skilled immigrant workers to the American labor force--or risk falling behind in the global economy.

On April 18, the Transition to Governing Project held a panel discussion that addressed the relationship between the incoming and outgoing administrations, the structuring and staffing of foreign policy institutions, relations with allies and adversaries during a transition, and the foreign policy challenges facing the new administration.

The administration's offshore drilling proposal is not a panacea for U.S. energy concerns, but it will help a little.