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Deepwater Horizon

The Macondo oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico is about to spur a bureaucratic overreaction that will ruin America's chance at becoming an energy exporter.

Conservative Nation

Declarations of conservatism's demise after the 2008 election were greatly exaggerated. As the opposition, American conservatives are in their element—can they draw upon their intellectual tradition to solve what ails America?

If Israel Attacks

As things stand, if Iran continues on its path toward obtaining the bomb, Israel will strike, and the consequences would be disastrous for the entire world. Here's how America can convince Israel to live with a nuclear Iran.

Unintelligent Design

In the wake of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, Americans cried out for catharsis. The 9/11 Commission delivered. What we are left with is an ill-conceived bureacracy in the guise of reform.

Grassroots Economics

The IMF has become little more than an abettor of bad policymaking. To avoid the next meltdown, the IMF must become a global advocacy group. Diplospeak is out; punchy prose and clear policy recommendations are in.

American Jihad

Al-Qaeda has accomplished the unthinkable: establishing an embryonic recruitment, radicalization and operational capacity on our shores. Our current strategy risks another 9/11.

Commentary

The Pentagon's Way Forward

How to transform Obama's new defense guidance and budget request into a complete strategy.

No Responsible Exit from Afghanistan

Hopes of a regional agreement are futile. The West must find another way to prevent leaving Afghanistan in shambles.

Reining in Abbas: How America Should Punish the Palestinian Leader

Abbas shouldn't get a free pass for presiding over corruption and inviting a diplomatic train wreck. But cutting American aid isn't the answer.

Blogs

Foreign Influence in the News?

Why many Americans looked to foreigners when forming their opinions on the Iraq war.

The National Defense Authorization Gesture

Why the defense-authorization bill is more about keeping up Congress's tough-guy image and less about setting limits and standards for national defense.

Why Defense Debates Are Unbalanced

Why most Americans will never hear a balanced debate about defense spending.

Books & Reviews

Death by Irrelevance

Rockefeller, Lindsay, Scranton—just three of the “moderates” who failed to keep the GOP from the clutches of Goldwater and Nixon. Geoffrey Kabaservice laments their defeat with a wistfulness that obscures from him their true frustration.

In the Hall of the Vulcans

We thought the lessons of Vietnam could never be unlearned. But Washington warmongering heeds no warnings, plunging America into the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan. The depths of dysfunction behind these decisions seemingly know no bounds.

Experts All the Way Down

Whether it's global warming, racism or deficit spending, beware of the experts you're listening to. They know far less than they claim.

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February 13, 2012