We have succeeded in stalling socialism. Can the Bush administration reverse it? By Milton Friedman.

In Central and Eastern Europe, the flat tax has proved a resounding success. Why not enact it here? By Alvin Rabushka.

What kind of judges should the president nominate? The kind who are willing to place limitations on government power and to protect individual rights against federal and state intervention. By Richard A. Epstein.

The challenge for the next four years: to implement energy policies that allow plentiful energy at reasonable costs, that enhance energy security, and that reduce emissions of carbon dioxide. By James L. Sweeney.

We cannot succeed in Iraq or in the war on terror without first repairing our relations with Europe. By Gerald A. Dorfman.

We need a better class of dictator running North Korea. Challenges the administration faces in dealing with Kim Jong Il. By Henry S. Rowen.

In Afghanistan the practitioners of international terrorism suffered one grievous blow. The fate of Iraq will determine whether they suffer a final blow or get back on their feet. By Robert Zelnick.

Europe is rich, but the United States is richer. By Russell A. Berman and Arno Tausch.

Chinese President Hu Jintao has spent more time in Latin America than George W. Bush. What are the Chinese up to? By William Ratliff.

Ariel Sharon's disengagement from Gaza will result in a more secure Israel while enhancing prospects for the creation of a Palestinian state. By Abraham D. Sofaer.

The demographic time bomb ticking away in the Middle East is going to blow away a lot of Western-leaning regimes—unless true reform begins soon. By Larry Diamond.

How can we get Tehran to give up its nuclear ambitions? By judicious use of the carrot—and the stick. By Geoffrey Kemp.

Why George W. Bush is unlikely to veer to the right. By Tod Lindberg.

It was the Kerry-Edwards campaign that was out of touch with economic reality. By Michael J. Boskin.

Health scares based on bad data represent a growing problem. By Henry I. Miller.

Remembering the man who, in Margaret Thatcher's words, "won the Cold War ... without firing a shot." By Dinesh D'Souza.

The more we are able to understand how various societies have transformed their neighbors and fellow citizens from people into objects, and the more we know of the specific circumstances that led to each episode of mass torture and mass murder, the better we will understand the darker side of our own human nature. By Anne Applebaum.