A shrinking population coupled with a lower life expectancy, as is the case in Russia and other post-Soviet societies, may prove detrimental to economic growth and well being.

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has concluded that there's an extra 13 auto accident deaths attributable to Income Tax Day (i.e., generally April 15, but which falls on April 17 this year). This is a drop in the bucket compared to the actual carnage that might be reasonably attributed to paying taxes in America.

The American economy is experiencing a crisis in long-term unemployment that has enormous human and economic costs.

U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw troops from Iraq is predicated on an assumption that Iraq's stability is durable.

The fierce battle over reform was based on the perception that Americans did not get good value for their money. That perception is wrong.

“Americans spend too much on health care.” “We have worse health outcomes than our European counterparts.” Talking points such as these helped drive President Obama’s controversial and sweeping health care reform into law two years ago. But are they accurate?

The health news for the New York City is good — very good, in fact. And it must be especially gratifying to Bloomberg, given his longstanding personal commitment to public health. But it isn’t clear that the official narrative of New York’s health progress actually conforms with the health story for New York over the last decade.

This monograph assesses how the adverse health implications associated with regulatory costs can affect mortality risk by considering a broad group of federal regulations.