It's tempting to call the shameful taxpayer subsidy for electric cars - vehicles that are unaffordable for all but a small number of wealthy Americans - this nation's costly little secret.

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to levy a tax on airline emissions for all planes landing and taking off from EU airports. This tax would be calculated not only based on mileage flown in EU airspace but also for the entire length of the flight (thus, Chinese and Japanese airlines would be taxed for an entire journey from Beijing or Tokyo).

Here is another good news/bad news column about the 112th Congress.

The child care tax credit promotes work by providing tax relief for an important category of work-related costs.

As policymakers reconsider rental housing policy as part of a strategy for affordable housing, they should adopt an integrated policy approach to the federal housing goal of poverty deconcentration.

Recent economic research suggests that colleges siphon off a significant portion of federal education aid rather than lowering costs to students

The maze of tax credits that are typically available to low-income individuals under the tax code needs simplifying.

What's on the horizon for taxes? AEI's Aparna Mathur weighs in with the House Small Business Committee.