Hoover fellow Charles Hill on the roots of terrorism.
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We Americans see ourselves as exemplars of democratic virtues. Others see us as bullies. What can we do to brush up our reputation? By Hoover fellow Tod Lindberg.

It may never be clear just what bin Laden and his associates hoped to achieve, but it cannot have been finding themselves holed up in caves. By Hoover fellow John Lewis Gaddis.

Since the anthrax scare last fall, there have been calls for the federal government to set up a National Vaccine Authority. Hoover fellow Henry I. Miller and Sam Kazman explain why that would be a mistake—with deadly consequences.

What do the stock market crash of 1929, Japan’s decade-old recession, and the recent dot-com implosion in the United States have in common? More than you might suppose. By Hoover fellow Milton Friedman.

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Recent reforms in Massachusetts show how we can improve our public schools by demanding excellence–from students and teachers alike. By Hoover fellow Diane Ravitch.

If you assumed that nearly every student gets at least a high school diploma these days, prepare yourself for a shock. Hoover fellow Chester E. Finn Jr. on American education’s dirty secret.

What the controversy over the Afro-American Studies Department at Harvard says about the state of race relations in America. By Hoover fellow Shelby Steele.

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While other conservative parties in Western Europe, and the Republicans in the United States, are enjoying comparative success, the British Conservatives are on the outside looking in. Why are the Conservatives in such bad shape and what are the prospects for their recovery? By Hoover fellow Gerald A. Dorfman.

Iranian reformers and religious hard-liners are locked in a bitter political struggle. An assessment by Iran watcher Daniel Brumberg.

The troubled history of our chattering class. By Hoover fellow Arnold Beichman.