Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech Wednesday on America's role in a twenty-first century world. On the Enterprise Blog, AEI's Danielle Pletka says it is a clarion call for withdrawal masked as a clarion call for American leadership.

A 9.6 percent unemployment rate is bad enough. But a look at the lesser-known employment rate presents a more troublesome picture. Read Henry Olsen's analysis here.

A new survey of federal workers shows just 36 percent think they have enough flexibility to work from home as they raise families. An AEI Energy and Environment Outlook shows how telework also makes sense for the environment and security.

In a new AEI Financial Services Outlook, Peter J. Wallison attacks the Dodd-Frank Act, a controversial piece of legislation that gives the Fed unprecedented control over the U.S. financial system.

In a new Economic Outlook, John H. Makin writes that the zero growth looming in the second half of 2010 should prompt Congress to lower marginal tax rates for all taxpayers and use unspent stimulus money to finance a one-year payroll tax holiday.