The Obama administration had the opportunity to prepare for an offshore drilling calamity, but by failing to do so, it must take the lion's share of the blame for the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico becoming a catastrophe.

This AEI event will discuss the battle over greenhouse gas control bills. What are the cost implications? Are they likely to be effective?

It’s going to be bait and switch for as far as the eye can see. That’s how it looks now that the smoke has cleared after the recent “Mommy War” skirmish over Democratic operative Hilary Rosen’s comment that mother of five Ann Romney had “never worked a day in her life.”

The close campaign between Clinton and Obama may be decided in a smoke-filled room in August.

Want to get people to quit smoking? Give them more ways to get nicotine.

The surgeon general recentlytold Congress that "there is no significant scientific evidence that suggests smokeless tobacco is a safer alternative to cigarettes"; this is patently false.

The Bush administration must insist on firm, honest inspections or walk away.