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A small, unknown congressional bill, currently committee-stalled in both houses of Congress, illustrates the difficulty in passing any legislation, even if it is supported by both sides of the aisle. Case in point—the Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 (AFA).

There may actually be a part of the Pentagon’s budget that advocates of a strong defense want to cut. Naturally, it has precious little to do with taking up arms to defend America and a lot to do with feathering the already plush nests of universities.

Now that major gains have been made to bring stability to Iraq, it would be foolish for the United States to simply leave the country arbitrarily, military strategists say.

Education and health: two seemingly separate domains, but according Robert Kaestner, professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the two are closely intertwined.

The experts disagree on the Bush administration’s scorecard for the Middle East, even if the surge has fostered more stability in Iraq.

With Monday’s talks expected to focus on aid and security issues, maintaining a solid political relationship with the Islamic nation is vital to the success of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan.

The growth of the government’s primary enforcement agency is a microcosm of the growth of the federal government.

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) hosted a panel last Wednesday to discuss health-related issues ranging from health education to disease treatment and prevention.

In 2001, when Beijing won the fight for the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese government promised that it would guarantee total press freedom. Some argue that China did not keep its promise.

Believe it or not, America not only has not lost its competitive edge in the world, but, in at least one key sector, has achieved an advantage.

Nazis ripped organs out of live victims after the Olympics. But the Chinese have been harvesting organs from live victims for seven years prior to the Olympics, according to native German Torsten Trey, M.D.

The U.S. needs to take China seriously not only as a potential military threat, but as a threat to our influence in Southeast Asia, argues a National War College professor.