Just when it looked like the job market was going to rebound, recent unemployment numbers revealed a disappointing reality.

Arthur C. Brooks was a Seattle-born liberal, but today he is president of the American Enterprise Institute, a center-right economic think tank in Washington, D.C.Brooks sees two competing visions for America’s future. To him, our excessive government spending and regulations have pushed us near a tipping point,...

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.

Republican senatorshave threatened to hold up action on appropriations bills that Daschle wants passed until hearings and floor action on the nominees are expedited.

The result of the NFL's collective-bargaining agreement will affect the economic strategy of getting value from draft picks, making a more straight forward process and bland equality among teams.

Attempts at austerity and deleveraging in Europe have converted an economic problem into a political dilemma, with leftist governments rising against Germany's austerity-laced rescue packages. Germany now faces a tough economic decision that will involve choosing between a breakup of the current euro system and a movement toward a common fiscal policy in Europe.

This issue of Political Report covers vice presidential picks, the congressional elections, candidate assessments, and more.

Khamenei’s strategy is to suppress Iraq with militias.  He seeks to impose through the barrel of a gun what isn’t in Iraqis’ hearts and minds. Khamenei wants a compliant little brother, not a democracy next door.