Are human rights prosecutions inexorably on the rise? It all depends on how you count them.

Democratic institutions aren't sufficient in themselves to keep the wealthy few from concentrating political power.

The Origin of Species is a better guide to our economy than The Wealth of Nations.

Why have some financial firms weathered the crisis better than others? The answers contain lessons for how to regulate the industry.

A plan to ditch the income tax, make taxation fairer and aid economic growth all at the same time.

How U.S. ethanol policy creates global food insecurity.

Economic growth is increasingly taking place at the technological frontier. We need policies that keep pushing that frontier forward.

A financial plutocracy contributed to Britain's demise as a global power. Is the same fate in store for America?

The Italo-Ottoman War of 1911 haunts today’s Libya conflict.

Bad government is making the tsunami-ravaged northeastern Japan’s bad luck hard to stomach.