The predicted probability of starting a business is 25 percent higher in states with higher bankruptcy exemptions than their neighbors relative to states with lower exemptions than their neighbors.

Italian politicians would be wise to consider the lessons of federalism championed by the father of political Catholicism, Luigi Sturzo.

The drug regulatory system in India needs to be improved for domestic consumption and because India is an increasingly important exporter of drugs for both developed and developing countries.

If boys act differently from girls, too many liberal educators believe, that is an individual defect to be cured.

The romantic belief that every child is capable of academic success has been proven incorrect.

Acloser look at the data reveals that high ozone levels are found to be occurring on weekends, when emissions of nitrogen oxides are often 40 percent lower than weekdays.

DDT is still a critical weapon in the battle against malaria and other insect-borne diseases.

Current malaria aid is echoing past policy failures--disease rates are up 10 percentin the past five years, at a time of increasing aid.