Old weights and measures have lasted in America because they grew from the free transactions between people.

To redeem himself from the failures of his first year of foreign policy, President Obama needs to articulate an effective policy against our terrorist enemies, broaden our attention to Iraq, and recommit to the spread of freedom abroad.

Gross domestic product (GDP) is not a sufficient measurement of prosperity, but the Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index addresses some of the shortcomings of the GDP by measuring a variety of economic and social indicators for people around the world.

Heather Gerken lays out a compelling argument for ranking state and countywide election systems based on the effectiveness of their administration of elections.

Will we recover, unbridle ourselves of debt, innovate, pay for our national security? Or, is China fated to become number one, leaving us to live in a Chinese world?

Barack Obama’s presidency has had profoundly negative consequences for our national security. From debilitating cuts in defense budgets, to gutting national missile defense efforts, to his unwillingness to acknowledge a continuing war against terrorism, to his inability to stem the nuclear proliferation threats posed by North Korea and Iran....the picture is bleak.

When good medical journalism exposes abuses at international health NGOs and governmental organizations, public health benefits.

Elizabeth Warren is again at the center of a political controversy. Despite her insistence that she is part Cherokee, based upon “family lore” and her observation that some in her family had “high cheekbones like all the Indians do,” she has failed to produce any concrete evidence to substantiate her claim.