Arizona's remarkably progressive involuntary treatment laws might have allowed Loughner's school to act. They permit involuntary evaluation and treatment of a person who desperately needs it.

Social Security pays women a higher average ratio of lifetime benefits to lifetime taxes than men. But that doesn't mean Social Security gives women an incentive to stay in the labor force. In fact, it does the opposite.

This book by Alan Viard and Robert Carroll proposes to completely replace the income tax system with a progressive consumption tax.

This event will address the problems and improvements needed for student loans, beginning with a keynote presentation by former secretary of education Bill Bennett.

Two months ago, the House adopted a budget resolution that outlines the Republican majority's ambitious plans to slow the growth of federal entitlement spending. If implemented properly, entitlement spending restraint can address the long-term fiscal imbalance in a way that promotes economic growth and freedom.

Altering public attitudes toward the mentally ill depends largely on whether they receive treatment that works.

Malaria country governments, donors, UN agencies, and advocates should focus on policy reforms needed to achieve sustained improvement in malaria treatment outcomes in Africa.

Full disability status may undermine the possibility of recovery because its very nature suggests a small likelihood of improvement.