Philip Ewing, of DOD Buzz, points out another possibility that I didn’t contemplate: that we could “swing and miss,” as he puts it. In other words, try to shoot down the missile and fail to do so.

The reintegration of prisoners released from jail into society reveals a double standard.

AEI's annual Christmas poem.

Late last month, as Congress rushed to adjourn, lawmakers passed legislation that would make it a crime for credit card companies and banks to send payments to Internet gambling sites.

What impact will a new law banning online gambling have on innovative information markets?

The current housing crisis provides an opportunity to rethink federal housing policies aimed at housing affordability.

The administration's proposal for regulating the credit default swaps market is unlikely to reduce systemic risk, and may in fact increase it.

Whatshould Congress and the president be doing now to keep the economy on track? The right answer: absolutely nothing.