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Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004
Remembering Ronald Reagan
The man who helped America stand tall again. By George P. Shultz.
A Providential Life
“With the lever of American patriotism, he lifted up the world.” By Margaret Thatcher.
“Morning Again in America”
The man who changed America—and the world. By Peter Robinson.
Freedom’s Friend
“Few people in human history have contributed more to the achievement of human freedom than Ronald Wilson Reagan.” By Milton Friedman.
International Relations
The Reluctant Empire
By most conventional measures of power—economic, military, and cultural—there has never been an empire mightier than that of the United States today. Yet why does America have such trouble using this power effectively? By Niall Ferguson.
Iraq
The New War for Iraq
There is only one scenario for American success in Iraq—and it won’t be easy. By Larry Diamond. Sidebar: Reflections on the American Occupation It’s time for a smarter American strategy. By Larry Diamond.
Our Weird Way of War
Our enemies know us only too well. By Victor Davis Hanson.
Iraq: More at Stake Than Vietnam
How not to lose this war. By Robert Zelnick.
National Security
Secrecy and National Security
Are our intelligence agencies so obsessed with keeping secrets that they are actually putting us at risk? By Bruce Berkowitz.
The Psychology of Appeasement
Why so much of the world seems fully prepared to appease terrorists and rogue states. By Russell A. Berman.
The Politics of Vengeance
Arnold Beichman on the challenges the United States faces today—and in the decades ahead.
Europe
Eurabia?
Niall Ferguson examines the impact of Europe’s growing Muslim population on a continent that otherwise faces low birthrates and aging populations.
Kosovo
Keeping the Lid On
Despite a five-year occupation by U.N. peacekeeping forces, Kosovo remains rife with conflict between Albanians and Serbs. Can the international community keep the lid on? By A. Ross Johnson.
Russia
Russia’s New—and Frightening—“Ism”
In recent years, a new ideology has gained adherents among Russian elites: “Eurasianism,” the belief that Russia must reassert its dominance over the Eurasian landmass. John B. Dunlop offers an unsettling assessment of the work of Aleksandr Dugin, the leading Eurasianist theorist.
Moldova
Turmoil in Transnistria
What is going on in the outlaw region of Transnistria, Moldova? No one really seems to know. By Tod Lindberg.
China
Collision Course?
Politicians and intellectuals in Washington and Beijing view the world in radically different ways. Is a showdown inevitable? By Thomas A. Metzger.
Iran
Order Out of Chaos
The mad, mad world of Iranian foreign policy. By Abbas William Samii.
Israel
A House Divided
One country, two worlds. Peter Berkowitz on the gulf of misunderstanding between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs.
Venezuela
Hugo’s Last Stand?
Will Venezuela’s embattled president Hugo Chávez survive an August 15 recall vote? And can the deeply divided country avert a civil war? By Michael Walker.
Haiti
Nation Building in Haiti—Again?
Why Haiti is a humanitarian crisis we cannot afford to ignore. By Jeffrey H. Fargo.
Politics
A President of Consequence
How George W. Bush became the most important American president in a generation. By Charles Krauthammer.
Health Care
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
The American health care system is broken. Here’s how to fix it. By John F. Cogan, R. Glenn Hubbard, and Daniel P. Kessler.
The High Price of Cheap Drugs
Why low drug prices in Canada are too good to be true. By Russell Roberts.
The Environment
Cooling the Global-Warming Debate
Why economic growth is good for the environment. By Terry L. Anderson.
Population
The Changing American Family
During the past 20 years, the American family has undergone a profound transformation. By Herbert S. Klein.
Education
The Fight for High Standards
An increasing number of states are requiring students to pass exit exams in order to graduate from high school. Such tests simply demonstrate what students have actually learned. So why do they make some people so nervous? By Miriam Kurtzig Freedman.
Economics
The Wealth of Indian Nations
Most American Indian reservations are islands of entrenched poverty and hopelessness. Terry L. Anderson and dominic parker explain why—and what can be done.
Regulation
The Monster in Our Backyard
Former president Bill Clinton famously proclaimed that “the era of big government is over.” He was wrong: Big government just moved to the suburbs. By Clint Bolick.
How Not to Make Science Policy
Why science and popular opinion don’t always mix. By Henry I. Miller.
The Media
In Media Disgrace
American media and the collapse of standards. By Morton Keller.
History and Culture
The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty
With two presidents bearing the name, the Bushes are now the most prominent family in American politics. By Peter Schweizer and Rochelle Schweizer.
Hoover Archives
Hostage of Eternity
Reflections on the life of Boris Pasternak. By Lazar Fleishman.
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