With American political polarization at historical highs, Peter Orszag argues the United States needs ways around its politicians.

The United States' fiscal future depends on whether the country can limit health-care costs.

Peter Orszag looks at a dispute over water supplies in the southeastern United States to underscore the need for water policy reforms and greater infrastructure investment.

Peter Orszag argues that U.S. business leaders who want better economic policy should work to get more moderates elected to Congress.

Peter Orszag uses counterintuitive findings about second jobs in America to underscore the importance of using real data when examining the labor market.

Peter Orszag argues that Greece should raise tobacco taxes to provide much-needed revenue and reduce its sky-high smoking rate.

Peter Orszag explores the relationship between economic downturns and improvements in life expectancy.

Peter Orszag outlines five basic principles for U.S. fiscal policy to follow: continue short-term economic support, enact automatic stabilizers, couple stimulus with delayed deficit reduction, raise additional revenue, and move forward on small-scale policy issues.

Peter Orszag wants the United States to rely more on automatic stabilizers to stem the shocks from recessions.

With recent advances in oil extraction techniques, Peter Orszag says a revolution could be on the horizon for U.S. oil production.

Peter Orszag examines the push to provide greater price transparency to health-care consumers as a strategy for reducing health-care costs.

Peter Orszag examines recent U.S. trends in retirement to better understand how the weak economy is affecting older workers.

Peter Orszag questions whether the U.S. military budget cuts outlined by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will be fully implemented.

Peter Orszag writes that investment in equipment and software is likely to remain a bright spot in the U.S. economy in 2012.

Peter Orszag explains how an important cause of increased polarization in Congress is increased polarization among the American people.

Peter Orszag predicts more companies will begin offering workers fixed contributions that they can use to purchase health insurance plans for themselves.

Peter Orszag discusses how increasing residential isolation of affluent voters contributes to the gridlock plaguing Washington.

Despite the failure of a supercommittee deficit deal, budget expert Peter Orszag says there will still be opportunity for policies, such as more economic stimulus and cutting healthcare costs, to avert a U.S. fiscal crisis.

Peter Orszag describes three major headwinds facing college-age Americans: rising inequality, higher tuition costs, and a weak labor market.

Peter Orszag traces the roots of the Occupy Wall Street movement to long-term declines in labor's share of national income.

Peter Orszag recommends tax incentives for investors who buy empty housing properties and rent them out.

Peter Orszag discusses the benefits of shifting air-traffic control responsibilities to a nonprofit entity.