In "Crazy U: One Dad’s Crash Course in Getting His Kid into College," Andrew Ferguson is at his dazzling best, using humor and narrative as portals to very serious subjects.

In the most recent Education Outlook, AEI scholar Rick Hess and Taryn Hochleitner explain how the inflation of college rankings contributes to a false sense of exclusivity and rising tuitions.

If President Obama still wants to turn our economy around, it's time for him to act more like Franklin Roosevelt-but not in the way he might think.

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) economist  Roger Bate shares his expertise on counterfeit drug networks that pose a growing threat to combating diseases like malaria.

2012 looks to be an interesting year for the already complex political triangle among the United States, Taiwan and China, what with each country undergoing political transitions. Should we expect policy continuity from President Ma Ying-jeou and the likely new Chinese leader Xi Jinping? What about continuity in the United States?

If Republicans continue to follow the "parent-in-chief" model of Mr. Bush, their power will wither away. But if they appeal to small-government conservatives and moderates, the GOP can survive.

This nation employs several methods for taxing capital income, both at the individual and the corporate level.  There is a massive economic literature that documents strong theoretical and empirical support for the United States to reduce its capital taxes