How much authority does the Congress have to direct the way a war is waged? John Yoo debates Bruce Ackerman over between Congress and the president over wartime authority.

In honor of North Korea Freedom Week, an expert panel discusses human rights in North Korea following a presentation on the impact of recent events by Ambassador Robert R. King, the Obama administration's special envoy for North Korean human-rights issues.

Iran is at the threshold of a nuclear weapons capability. AEI's Critical Threats Project has produced a capabilities assessment of the time required for Iran to acquire enough weapons-grade uranium to fuel one nuclear weapon if it proceeds to break out in 2012.

Iran is at the threshold of a nuclear weapons capability. Assessing the time required for Iran to acquire enough weapons-grade uranium to fuel one nuclear weapon if it proceeds to break out in 2012 is essential.

President Bush deserves enormous credit for his proposal to create a new Department of Homeland Security.

The Dodd-Frank Act in general, and in particular its favorite child, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, represent sharp political disputes, as now with bypassing the Senate by the "recess" appointment of its director. But more fundamentally, they represent clashing political philosophies.

The chief obstacle to ROTC's expansion today is not antimilitary sentiment but a Pentagon that prefers to allocate its resources to surer recruiting prospects, primarily in the South and the Midwest.

So now it's Ron Paul's turn. The diminutive Texas libertarian is poised in the latest polls to win the Iowa caucuses. Obviously, this would be rough news for Newt Gingrich — who's in third place and falling — and very good news for Mitt Romney.