Tort reform may save lives.

Government assistance programs during the recent financial crisis were conceived in haste, poorly designed, and sometimes transparently politically motivated--and they entailed hundreds of billions of dollars of losses (so far) to taxpayers.

The move to more frequent disclosure of portfolio holdings by investment companies is laudable,but the reporting interval should be even more frequent.

Little is known about the effects of DTC advertising, especially its impact on consumer behavior (as opposed to attitudes and knowledge) and, ultimately, on consumer health.

Joshua Muravchik's thoughts on Patrick J. Buchanan and his two definitions of anti-Semitism

After years of denial, most politicians (and welfare policy makers) have finally acknowledged the link between unwed parenthood and long-term welfare dependency, as well as a host of other social problems.

If the president is serious about keeping predators away from innocent citizens he will support more prison construction.

Three years ago, Arizona passed a law that allows almost any reasonably serious person to start a school and receive a little more than $4,000 in state funds for every student enrolled. Such "charter schools," as they're called, are public schools that operate with more autonomy than conventional ones--a vague...