At times of serious economic and financial crises, politicians are wont to shirk responsibility for their policy errors and to seek scapegoats for their policy errors. European politicians are proving to be no exception to this tendency.

Whether the Obama administration is willing to give all assistance to Tokyo or Seoul in shooting down this missile might turn out to be the crucial element.

The official scorekeeper for any health reform proposed in Congress has stated the reforms proposed by the administration could increase costs. What to do? Shoot the messenger.

Blowing up North Korea's missile would help achieve a durable peace.

Few additional workers would actually be eligible forextended unemploymentbenefits, and the incentives created by extending them could do long-term harm to the economy.

In anticipation of North Korea's imminent missile launch, AEI director of Japan Studies Michael Auslin makes the case for why the US should shoot down the missile in order to preserve peace in the region.

The National Academy of Sciences recentlyissued a report on gun-control laws, butit did notidentify any benefits of the effort to reduce crime and injury by restricting gun ownership.

The Securities and Exchange Commission--once known for the professionalism of its analysis--has begun to propose and adopt rules and regulations without support in empirical data.