With the Supreme Court taking up Arizona’s “show me your papers” immigration law, we’re once again thrust into a useful debate over the role of the government and the obligations of the citizen — and non-citizen. Rather than come at it from the usual angle, I thought I’d try something...

On Feb. 15, Leslie Moonves, the brilliant CEO of CBS, gave a piece of good news to investors — there would be an addition to the bottom line in 2012 of about $190 million, thanks to huge spending on political commercials coming into the network and its owned and operated...

There is an undeniable appeal to algorithms in medicine. However, there are several concerns about this type of medicine.

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) are the newest tool of the FDA to help manage and ensure safe drug use. REMS are a particularly important issue for oncology, because a disproportionate number of drugs with complex REMS are used in patients with cancer or hematologic disorders.

Everyone wants better teachers in U.S. schools, but what is the surest way to get them?

Many well-established education groups recommend tighter regulation of entry into careers of public school teaching, increased standardization of teacher-preparation programs, and greater deference to professional organizations in setting and enforcing standards, including standards...

In the current debate about reform of the housing finance market, proponents of a continuing government role frequently argue that without government backing, the so-called "to be announced" (TBA) market could not exist. But that's simply not true.

A birth cohort analysis of the Woodcock-Johnson standardizations.

We face the dual problems of an increasing gap in access to these technologies between the "haves" and "have nots" and fragmentation of the once-common set of facts that Americans shared through similar experiences with the media. Creating a vibrant public square is essential to improving the state of democracy.