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Diminishing Collectivism and Evolving Democratic Capitalism

August 13, 2012

Curse of the Goebbels Diaries

Joseph Goebbels “the first ‘spin doctor’
Image credit: Hoover Archives

The war was over, but the battle to publish the papers of the Nazis’ master propagandist was just beginning. By Bertrand M. Patenaude.

August 13, 2012

War and Remembrance

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This is how the war ends: not with a bang, but with a three-day weekend. How should a nation honor its fallen? By Diana Schaub.

August 13, 2012

Why Reading Matters

marble relief from a second-century Roman sarcophagus
Image credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen—Licensed under Creative Commons

Literature still offers the keys to self-mastery. By Victor Davis Hanson.

August 13, 2012

The Risks of a "Sputnik moment"

Soviet Union’s launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957 stamp

Do we really want the federal government to launch a national curriculum? By Williamson M. Evers.

August 13, 2012

"Leading from Behind Is an Oxymoron"

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Condoleezza Rice weighs America’s failures, successes, and diplomatic challenges yet to come. An interview with Peter Robinson.

August 13, 2012

A Strong Case for Freedom

This clash of candidates is not about policies but about visions—and conservatives see more clearly. By Bruce S. Thornton.

August 13, 2012

A New Grand Strategy

The greater Mideast is being transformed. Now the United States must transform its Mideast policy just as dramatically. By Charles Hill.

August 13, 2012

This Land Is My Land

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From straight lines on a map, straightforward property rights grew. By Gary D. Libecap.

August 13, 2012

Resilience Is Not Enough

Bouncing back from national-security setbacks is no substitute for overcoming or avoiding them in the first place. By Amy B. Zegart.

August 13, 2012

Grand Prize

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Presidents hold power for only a few years, but their judicial appointments shape the country for decades. By Clint Bolick.