Insisting on large, above-ground garages will reduce competition to the Nationals' stadium sales by making development around the stadium more difficult.

Doing a better job of providing accessible, high-quality training, and helping students identify those programs, may not garner the headlines of a new research lab or football stadium, but it's a whole lot more likely to make a difference for workers and communities across the land.

In the latest Asian Outlook, AEI research assistant Dale Swartz examines the Chinese government's vigorous response to domestic unrest in the wake of the "Arab Spring" -- the revolutionary movements for democracy happening all over the Middle East.

The Iranian people have shown their desire for freedom, and so far we have not given them any support.

While the US counter-culture of the 1960s may bear little resemblance to anything in Chinese society today, the 'average Chinese citizen' would likely be surprised to learn that he cares not about human dignity. Indeed, fundamentally, Ai Weiwei is silenced precisely because of his quest to ensure that Chinese citizens can live lives of dignity.

"Elections” of this sort are never just about the outcomes.

Theauthoranalyzesthe Baseball Stadium Agreement thatthe Washington, D.C., governmentrecently released.

A national agreement among politicians to not lure the Saints away through subsidies might just be a first step toward eliminating this particular brand of unproductive corporate welfare.