The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political left. Philosopher Roger Scruton agrees that the environment is the most urgent political problem of our age but argues in his new book "How to Think Seriously About the Planet" that conservatism is far better suited to tackle environmental problems than either liberalism or socialism.

The "Buffett Rule's" stated goal of making millionaires pay the same tax rates as the middle class is appealing. Unfortunately, the proposal is based on inaccurate claims about the tax system and its enactment would penalize the investment that fuels long-run economic growth.

As the US debt continues to grow, HUD officials still fail to own up to the massive liabilities on their books that could cost taxpayers mightily. In a point by point refutation, Wharton professor Joseph (Joe) Gyourko responds to HUD's attack of his recent AEI report.

Response to Jeffrey Keefe’s review of “Assessing the Compensation of Public School Teachers.”

Despite increasingly tough talk about the importance of Asia, the Obama administration’s preview of its fiscal year 2013 defense budget proves that it is a “pivot” in name only. 

It is a view as ubiquitous as it is simplistic: To improve public education, pay teachers more—a lot more. Union officials, education reformers, scholars, laypeople, and politicians of all stripes endorse this principle in one form or another.

Is global governance fundamentally different from earlier forms of international cooperation? Is it a necessary response to the effects of globalization? Does the U.S. Constitution limit the ways the United States can engage in global governance? The AEI Project on Sovereignty will explore the effects of globalization on international law, institutions and the Constitution. 

HUD recently issued its first official response to the report "Is FHA the Next Housing Bailout?", providing important insight into the perspective of HUD’s leadership on the issue of the solvency of the FHA insurance fund.