Iraq

An Epic Letdown
The Iraq Study Group’s new way forward represented a victory of sorts—but only of publicity over substance. By Tod Lindberg.

Good Advice on Iraq
Contrary to what you may have heard, most of the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group are being put into effect—and achieving some success. By Edwin Meese III.

Dollars for Dinars
How shipping tons of U.S. currency to Iraq remade its economy—and was roundly criticized all the same. Good decision, bad press. By John B. Taylor.

Iran

How to Turn Iran Upside Down
Tehran’s hard-liners yearn for a U.S. attack, knowing it would make them stronger. Why oblige them? By Abbas Milani, Larry Diamond, and Michael McFaul.

The Economy

Superstar Salaries
So the winning coach is a millionaire. Would you rather have a losing coach on the cheap? By Russell Roberts.

“Greed” Doesn’t Pay*
It’s talent—or the expectation of talent—that leads to those huge corporate salaries. By Thomas Sowell.

Paycheck Politics
Increasing the federal minimum wage sounds humane, but doing so would only make the poor poorer. By Gary S. Becker and Richard A. Posner.

Education

Sticking up for Teachers’ Unions
Teachers need protection from bureaucratic meddlers if they’re going to do right by our children. Diane Ravitch explains.

Science

An Economist Looks at Global Warming
We don’t have to sabotage today’s thriving economy to insure ourselves against environmental upheaval. By Gary S. Becker.

Disaster Insurance
No one knows how global warming will unfold, but we should prepare today as if catastrophe will strike tomorrow. By Richard A. Posner.

More Inconvenient Truths
Al Gore’s film makes global warming seem simple. It isn’t. By Terry L. Anderson and Robert McCormick.

Politics

“Compassionate Conservatism” Is Not a Lost Cause
President Bush’s signature domestic issue remains relevant to the hopes of both ordinary Americans and Republican candidates. By Jeffrey M. Jones.

In Praise of Gridlock
A do-nothing Congress? How sweet the sound. By Tibor Machan.

Immigration

Discomfort in “Mexifornia”
A 2003 book warning against illegal immigration has now found acceptance. The author explains. By Victor Davis Hanson.

International Relations

Stop-and-Go Isolationism
Outrage over “the next war”? Not if it’s about genocide. By Tod Lindberg.

Latin America

Crossing to Safety
Crime is bleeding Latin America of talent, jobs, and the self-confidence to join the global economy. By Gary S. Becker.

Russia

Message in the Ashes
What really happened to the schoolchildren in Beslan. By David Satter.

The Perils of Putinism
Russia reverts to form—and to despots. By Arnold Beichman.

Poland

The Bishop Wore Red
Poles are struggling with the news that even the church contained communist informers. By Timothy Garton Ash.

Kosova

A Country Yet Unborn
The world is trying to sort out the unhappy province’s future, but Kosovar Albanians can’t wait much longer. By Norman Naimark.

Britain

Brave Hearts and Autonomy
Pondering smaller nations in a bigger world. By Niall Ferguson

China

Lost in Space
Worried about Beijing’s test of a “killer satellite”? You should be—but not for the reasons you might suppose. By Bruce Berkowitz.

History and Culture

Dishonoring the Vows*
Marriage is alive and well—no thanks to distorted reporting on the ranks of the “never married.” By Thomas Sowell.

What the Farmer Knows
A wise man may spend as much time plowing fields as studying philosophy. By Victor Davis Hanson.

Interviews

The Conquering Hero
A visit with Robert Conquest, gentle knight and wicked poet. By Christopher Hitchens.

El Presidente, Regular Guy
Formerly president of Peru, Alejandro Toledo is rediscovering everyday life at Stanford. By Tyler Bridges.

Game-Theory Guru
From Nobel-winning economist Tom Schelling, thoughts about the unthinkable. By Michael Spence.

Hoover Archives

The Soviet Quagmire
Secret documents show how the Kremlin persuaded itself to invade Afghanistan in 1979 against its own best advice. By Paul R. Gregory.