Afghanistan's election watchdog disqualified 19 winning candidates for alleged fraud, adding to a string of controversies that have undermined the legitimacy of the parliamentary elections and have delayed the vote results for two months.
North Korea's newly revealed nuclear facility should surprise no one, and Washington must no longer be played for a fool. The U.S. should work with China on reunifying the Korean peninsula.
The Ireland debt crisis did not happen overnight, or in a vacuum. Read a recent Q&A with Desmond Lachman. His recent article, in The American, explains Europe’s ongoing state of denial about the severity of the crisis.
China has leverage over Pyongyang. But Michael Mazza writes on The Enterprise Blog that it's unclear what China will do with it after North Korea on Tuesday launched the first attack of its kind on South Korean soil since the Korean War.
New rules released Monday give the government more control of health insurance premiums. Scott Gottlieb predicted last month that the only way health plans can improve their profits under such regulation will be to cheapen their products.
In a Friday speech addressing state budgets and teacher pay, Bill Gates cited a book coedited by AEI's Rick Hess. The book, Stretching the School Dollar, encourages new approaches to reduce costs and increase student achievement. Read more here.
On Dec. 2 at 10:30 a.m., Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will deliver the case for "limited" government and New York Times columnist David Brooks will counter with the case for more "energetic" government. Register here.
