Iraq

Hard Hearts
The most contested "hearts and minds" of the Iraq war may belong to Americans. By Victor Davis Hanson.

Iran

The Weakest Link
Ahmadinejad proved that he, not Britannia, rules the waves. By Niall Ferguson.

The Wrong Lessons
The next step we should take? Neither attack nor appeasement, but negotiations—about everything. By Michael McFaul and Abbas Milani.

Terrorism

Financial Reinforcements
While the troops go after the terrorists, officials back in Washington must keep after the terrorists' assets. By John B. Taylor.

The Economy

Engines of Growth
Why are China and India growing so fast? Because of the global economy itself. By Michael Spence.

Unaffordable*
What do price controls produce? Expensive housing and soaring medical costs. By Thomas Sowell.

Public Health

Obstacle Course for the Sick
On drug approval, what we need from the FDA is not perfection but consistency. By Henry I. Miller.

Dollars to Doughnuts
Lots of Americans are overweight, but obesity is not a public health crisis. By Jay Bhattacharya.

Progress by Small Steps
“Microloans” already help people in the Third World escape from poverty. Now “micropayments” are helping them get health care. By Scott W. Atlas.

Politics

A New Blend
Hybrid conservatives are becoming the dominant species. By Peter Berkowitz.

Poverty Row
Every candidate has a plan to help the poor. What would all these ideas really accomplish? By Jeffrey M. Jones.

Swapping Labels
In much of the world, conservatives clamor for subsidies while liberals fight big government. In the United States, it’s the other way around. Here’s why. By Charles Wolf Jr..

Law

Patent Power
Do strong patent protections hamper invention? Quite the opposite. By F. Scott Kieff.

Ethics

Business, Integrity, and Valor
Why business should be about a great deal more than merely doing deals. By Bowen H. "Buzz" McCoy.

Immigration

A Business Model for Foreign Labor
How to tame a vast illegal enterprise, for everyone’s benefit. By Timothy Charles Brown.

The Military

The Indispensable Partnership
A study of two great generals who knew how to keep civilian and military leaders working together. By Colonel Chris Gibson.

The Case Against the Draft
An argument that was ahead of its time, and remains relevant today. By Gary S. Becker.

Energy

Eco-Chamber
Californians should be feeling serene about a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. With the dubious help of celebrities, they’re feeling alarmed instead. By Bill Whalen.

Latin America

Hectored by Hugo
When he visited Latin Americans earlier this year, President Bush explained just how free, productive societies are built. Were they listening? By William Ratliff.

Europe

Weaving a New Identity
At 50, Europe is not one story, but many. By Timothy Garton Ash.

Cause to Celebrate
European malaise? Where? By Melvyn B. Krauss.

Russia

Picture a Democracy
Russians are not doomed to be ruled by despots, and the West should not resign itself to them. By Michael McFaul.

Man of Failure
Boris Yeltsin was the tool of Russia’s emancipation and of its descent back into authoritarianism. By David Satter.

Africa

Its Own Worst Enemy
Is colonialism to blame for the woes of former colonies? Not in Ghana. By Niall Ferguson.

China

The Next Big Things
As China participates in the information revolution, a few of the subtler themes. By Henry S. Rowen.

Japan

The Sky Didn’t Fall
Twenty years ago, politicians frightened voters by claiming that trade with Japan would harm the United States. Now they’re trying to frighten us with China. By Russell Roberts.

Interview

Q&A: Edward Lazear
The chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers explains why he’s so optimistic about the nation’s prospects. By James Pethokoukis.

History and Culture

300: The Sequel
The Battle of Thermopylae is long over, but it still has a great deal to tell us about friction between Persia and the West. By Victor Davis Hanson.

Freely Given
Socialism is supposed to be altruistic, capitalism greedy. But which system produces more philanthropy? By Tibor R. Machan.

“A Man of Letters”
A new collection of the correspondence of Thomas Sowell. By Mona Charen.

Hoover Archives

Dark Memories
A brief history of Soviet torturers and assassins, some of whom had second thoughts. By Katya Drozdova.