The United States of America honors the events of the American Revolution and the memory of those who participated in it. Founded in 1889, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was created "to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, have achieved the work of independence; to unite the descendants of these men and to create between them the bonds of friendship and good-fellowship..." as well as other lofty principles. Mr. Paul Wentworth Linebarger desired to create sections of this society in France....

The world economy remains in a volatile state. Fragility, low confidence, and the risks of overleveraged societies continue to threaten further economic decline. The United States continues to sink deeper into debt; Europe, forced into austerity, is facing major financial turbulence. Japan is recovering from a natural disaster that has left it nearly paralyzed; the Middle East is in chaos, and the structural system of Asia is of concern. According to the Bank of International Settlements, total industrialized country public sector debt is now expected to exceed 100 percent of gross domestic...

Welcome to the Senate of the United States, the "World's Greatest Deliberative Body." No one knows for certain who coined that phrase. It came into widespread use in the latter half of the 19th century, and many have questioned its accuracy at various times in the nation's history, but those words are routinely applied to no other legislature than the "upper house" of the United States Congress. Alexis de Tocqueville's influential 1830s survey of American government, published in the early years of the Senate's "Golden Age," helped to promote that notion. The U.S. Senate relies heavily on...

"ISIS has terrorized the Iraqi and Syrian people, engaging in kidnappings, killings, persecutions of religious minorities, and attacking schools, hospitals, and cultural sites. ISIS has brought home its barbarity with the brutal beheading of American journalists, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and British aid worker, David Haines. While ISIS is currently focused on building an Islamic caliphate in the Middle East, its poisonous ideology is hostile, not only to the region, but to the world, and there is real risk that the area it controls could become a launching pad for future terrorist...

We begin by examining the growth in spending in the United States health care system. Next, we define five priority areas of delivery system reform, and identify cost saving opportunities in these areas. Third, we highlight models of delivery system reform that are currently in practice across the country, with particular attention to their effect on health care cost and quality. The fourth section details the ACA's delivery system reform provisions and the status of their implementation. The report concludes with an analysis of the Administration's progress and offers recommendations for...