Features

John Paul II, Intellectual
A secular look at one of the century’s deepest thinkers
Damon Linker

Véndrinism: France's Global Ambition
New self-confidence in the age of globalization
Chris Caldwell

The Transition: A Guide for the President-Elect
Seventy days that permanently shape a presidency
Alvin Felzenberg

Reagan's Real Reason for SDI
Rediscovering his sweeping anti-nuclear vision
Mark Davis

Making the Most of the Surplus
Pay off the debt, cut taxes, or offer private Social Security accounts?
Peter Ferrara

Books

Progress v. Progressive Education
Jon Jewett on Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reform by Diane Ravitch and When Schools Compete: A Cautionary Tale by Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd
Jon Jewett

The Search for Class Politics
Elizabeth Arens on America’s Forgotten Majority: Why the White Working Class Still Matters by Ruy Teixeira and Joel Rogers
Elizabeth Arens

We Could Have Lost the War
Woody West on A War to be Won: Fighting the Second World War by Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett
Woody West

Stock Market Democrats
Ramesh Ponnuru on Bull Run: Wall Street, the Democrats, and the New Politics of Personal Finance by Daniel Gross
Ramesh Ponnuru