Want the American troops out of Iraq now? Be careful what you wish for. By Niall Ferguson.

In the Arab world, there is something new and exhilarating in the air—a debate on the meaning of freedom. By Fouad Ajami.

Despite opinion to the contrary, our nation’s intelligence services are not broken, nor can they be “fixed” simply by reshuffling the CIA’s organizational chart. The true strengths—and limitations—of our country’s spy agencies. By Richard A. Posner.

If you think the Social Security system is in bad shape, take a look at Medicare. How to fix one of the worst problems facing the nation. By Thomas J. Healey and Robert Steel.

The best description of Vladimir Putin? “Stalin lite.” By Arnold Beichman.

Political correctness hits the math classroom. By Diane Ravitch.

Half a century after he first proposed school vouchers, Milton Friedman, the “Father of School Choice,” is still on the case.

Three years after the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Bush administration is being pressed by school administrators, teachers unions, and politicians to ease up on enforcement. With this many critics, NCLB must be doing something right. By John E. Chubb.

A sensible approach to the drug problem. By David R. Henderson.

How could one storm score a hit on every wallet in the country? By Henry I. Miller.

“If Ed Meese is not a good man,” Ronald Reagan once said, “there are no good men.” A profile of a good man. By Lee Edwards.

The world has lost a truly great man. By Scott Tait.

Sixty years after the end of World War II, Peter Duignan reflects on what arose from the ashes.