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The New Face of the Union Movement: Government Employees

By James Sherk, Heritage Foundation

Unions have been a familiar part of American working life for more than 70 years, but less familiar is the state of the union movement today
No Bailout for Union Pensions

By Diana Furchtgott-Roch, Hudson Institute

This Labor Day some labor union officials should be concerned
How Do Long Wars Become So Long?

By Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations

This is the summer we began calling Afghanistan “America's longest war,” and the new label has produced a dissent or two
Testing Hugo Chávez

By Roger Noriega, American Enterprise Institute

If the polls are reliable, it seems that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will be tested on September 26. For the defenders of Venezuelan democracy, the test will come the morning after
Online Privacy (Part 1)

By Jim Harper, Cato Institute

While internet users enjoy its offerings, they should be obligated to participate in watching out for themselves

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Why Small Businesses Aren’t Hiring

By Scott Shane, American Enterprise Institute

In the recoveries from the previous two recessions, small businesses led job creation
The Real Costs Of Social Security

By James A. Dorn, Cato Institute

When President Obama told the nation last week that Social Security could be put on a sound basis with minor changes, he forgot to tell Americans about the real costs of that system
Iran's Reactor Fuels Hopes and Fears

By Deborah Jerome, Council on Foreign Relations

Thirty-six years after construction began, Iranian and Russian engineers started loading fuel into the Russian-built nuclear power plant in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr over the weekend
The China Military Report and What’s Left Unsaid

By Dean Cheng, Heritage Foundation

The long-awaited Department of Defense (DOD) annual report on Chinese military capabilities, required under the fiscal year (FY) 2000 National Defense Authorization Act, was finally released last week
Go To the Back of the CLASS

By Edwin Feulner, Heritage Foundation

In Washington, politicians often give their bills clever names designed more to obscure than to reveal; consider the CLASS Act

Current Trends in Islamist Ideology

By Fradkin, Brown, Mneimneh, Hudson Institute

An extensive volume of the Hudson Institute's research at the Center on Islam, Democracy, and the Future of the Muslim World
Heritage Foundation's Solutions for America

By The Heritage Foundation

Compiled by a team of Heritage experts, Solutions for America identifies the nature and scope of our most pressing problems in 23 discrete policy areas, and recommends 128 specific policy prescriptions for Congress to consider
The Pentagon's View of China: a Worried Assessment

By Ted Galen Carpenter, Cato Institute

Despite occasional conciliatory language, the overall tone of the Pentagon's just-released annual report to the US Congress regarding China's military power seems more worried and confrontational than its predecessors
Kashmir on Fire

By Apoorva Shah, American Enterprise Institute

Popular explanations for violent protests in Jammu and Kashmir hold some truth, but the reality is much more complex
Obama Administration Must Enforce America’s Immigration Laws

By Nina Sudhaker, Scott Worden, ISN

This Peace Brief highlights key issues that must be resolved to ensure Afghan women’s continued political participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections on September 18, 2010 and beyond