AEI's Election Watch series returns in 2012 for its sixteenth season, bringing together AEI's nationally renowned team of political analysts.

If the Obama administration succeeds in its plans to cut defense further, that percentage will drop to 3 percent or lower--the lowest total in the whole of the post-World War II era. But first, members of Congress and the American taxpayer want answers from Leon Panetta.

The likely nomination of Elizabeth Warren to serve as the director for the newly established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suspicious due to her questionable and seemingly biased research methods.

President Obama's nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has publicly praised the British National Health Service, espousing a view common in the Obama administration.

One approach for Mitt Romney would be what opponents might call a double-vanilla ticket, with another white male as vice presidential nominee. Four possibilities come to mind.

The former Massachusetts governor is increasingly looking to be the nominee. In the general election, all he need do is say he's against Obamacare.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are fighting not over policy but personality--a cleavage much more likely to divide voters.

Even if Romney becomes the nominee, it’s difficult to exaggerate the significance of Santorum’s trifecta this week in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado.