
November 22, 2010
On Christmas Day, 2009, twenty-three-year-old Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 using explosives hidden in his underwear. A string of… more

November 10, 2010
Has the surge in Afghanistan failed, and is it time for the U.S. to admit defeat and start pulling our troops out? Nine years in,… more

October 26, 2010
Just about everyone has a reason to question how the size of our government affects America’s financial and political future. Is government intervention in everything… more

October 06, 2010
Is the rise of terrorism and violence justifiably traced to the teachings of Islam, or is this call to war a twisted interpretation of the… more

September 14, 2010
In 2009 the Justice Department announced that 9/11 plotter Khalid Shaikh Mohammed would be tried in New York City, setting off a firestorm of protests.… more

June 08, 2010
It could be the greatest strategic irony of the last twenty years: the American lead in digital technologies – upon which our financial, communications and… more

May 11, 2010
What might Machiavelli have made of the 44th President of the United States? Barack Obama set out to change the tone of US foreign policy.… more

April 13, 2010
Eating organic used to be a fringe commitment. Not anymore. The idea that the adage “you are what you eat” actually has merit – that… more

March 16, 2010
Teachers unions: They’re powerful, they’re defensive, and they’re stubborn. And if it seems their leadership places a premium on protecting its members – above all… more

February 09, 2010
Israel believes America’s special relationship is vital. It is, certainly, to Israel. But what about for the US? Israel has no oil, enemies in many… more