The man who changed America—and the world. By Peter Robinson.

“Few people in human history have contributed more to the achievement of human freedom than Ronald Wilson Reagan.” By Milton Friedman.

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.

How not to lose this war. By Robert Zelnick.

Why so much of the world seems fully prepared to appease terrorists and rogue states. By Russell A. Berman.

Niall Ferguson examines the impact of Europe’s growing Muslim population on a continent that otherwise faces low birthrates and aging populations.

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.

Politicians and intellectuals in Washington and Beijing view the world in radically different ways. Is a showdown inevitable? By Thomas A. Metzger.

One country, two worlds. Peter Berkowitz on the gulf of misunderstanding between Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs.

Why Haiti is a humanitarian crisis we cannot afford to ignore. By Jeffrey H. Fargo.

The American health care system is broken. Here’s how to fix it. By John F. Cogan, R. Glenn Hubbard, and Daniel P. Kessler.

Why economic growth is good for the environment. By Terry L. Anderson.

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.

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.

American media and the collapse of standards. By Morton Keller.