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Iraq
Shield of Falsehoods
“There is no military solution . . . we haven’t tried diplomacy. . . .”
Strategies rise and fall, but untruths about the Iraq war refuse to die.
By Victor Davis Hanson.
Iran
Don’t Let Up
Whether or not Iran has really suspended its military nuclear program,
pressure on Tehran must continue. By Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani.
Pakistan
The Problem of Pakistan
Decades of stop-and-start attention from the United States may have
done more harm than good. By Cecile Shea.
Developing a Taste for Stability
Prosperous people tend to lose their enthusiasm for terrorism. As
economic development takes place in Pakistan, let’s hope this
happens there, too. By Gary S. Becker.
Terrorism
Guantanamo Showdown
Now that September 11 charges have finally been filed, it’s make-or-break time for the military tribunals. By Benjamin Wittes.
Foreign Policy
Not Appeasement
As the world sees it, America tends to dash off to war without moral
authority. How we could change that view. By Shelby Steele.
Economy
How Not to Fix the Economy
Bailouts, protectionism, higher tax rates, new spending—these are
supposed to help? By Michael J. Boskin.
Why We Trade
Imports bad, exports good—how long must we endure this skewed
logic? By Russell Roberts.
The Younger Old
Graying populations aren’t the economic time bomb we fear. Instead,
think of better health and longer productive years. By John B. Shoven.
A Stimulus That Won’t
Everyone loves a stimulus, but don’t expect it to foster real economic
change. By Russell Roberts.
Economies Evolve, Too
The subprime mortgage crisis may wipe out a certain species of
financial institution altogether. Shed no tears. By Niall Ferguson.
Taxes
The Taxman Cometh
Why do so many people so obediently pay what they owe? By Gary S.
Becker.
Education
A Flip-Flop Worth Having
Let the states improve the performance of our students—and let
Washington measure it. By Diane Ravitch.
Medicine and Health
Bio-Nuts
Antibiotech extremists refuse to let science change their minds, and
won’t let consumers make up their own. By Henry I. Miller.
Take Two Sugar Pills and Call Me in the Morning
Placebos work, but are they ethical? By Philip R. Alper.
Law and Justice
Maverick in the Courtroom
Stand up for limited government and property rights, and you’ll
usually stand alone. By Richard A. Epstein.
Crime and Non-Punishment*
A crook’s best friend? The usual platitudes about the “root causes”
of crime. By Thomas Sowell.
International Relations
Defusing the Bomb Culture
The growing effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. By
George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger, and Sam Nunn.
Latin America
The Autumn of the Patriarch
When will an American president finally scrap our embargo on Cuba?
By Oscar Espinosa Chepe and William Ratliff.
Britain
Smiley’s People
How the British became the most spied-upon people in Western
Europe. By Timothy Garton Ash.
France
The Sarkozy Revolution?
He may be the most pro-American French leader since the Marquis
de Lafayette, but the new president is still . . . French. By Deborah
Hanagan.
Russia
Putin’s Flawed Model
The assertion that Russia has discovered a new kind of capitalism—
“market authoritarianism”—is a myth. Putin and company have no
idea how to sustain real growth. By Michael McFaul and Kathryn
Stoner-Weiss.
China
Don’t Worry about the Yuan
A crude attempt to “realign” China’s currency would do more harm
than good. By Charles Wolf Jr.
Korea
Teaching The Federalist
What happens when South Korean students take a close look at
American democracy. By Peter Berkowitz.
History and Culture
The Great Terror at 40
As his classic work is republished, Robert Conquest reflects on how
it threw open the doors of the Gulag’s secrets.
A Classicist’s Harvest
Victor Davis Hanson, scholar and farmer, is awarded the National
Humanities Medal.
Hoover Archives
Monstrous Folly
Paul R. Gregory’s new book, Lenin’s Brain, peers into the nightmare
workings of the Soviet state. By Andrew Nagorski.
Starting Anew on Taiwan
In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek faced both utter defeat and a second chance.
What he did next. By Ramon H. Myers and Hsiao-ting Lin.
Weak Hand, Skillful Player
Chiang Kai-shek’s diaries shed light on his intricate moves in the
game of international diplomacy. By Paul H. Tai.
*This article is available only in the print edition of the Hoover Digest.
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