We in the punditocracy have been attributing Cain's lead to many conservatives' resistance to frequent front-runner Mitt Romney. But I think Cain's current lead is evidence of a larger and longer-range trend that is both heartening and disturbing. I call it the revolt against the experts.

The author discusses how to read the George W. Bush administration's commitment to Iraq.

Rather than gear strategy to prevent the Islamic Republic's nuclear advancement, the Obama administration appears instead to acquiesce to contain or deter and Iranian bomb.

More American troops are needed to break the cycle of violence in Iraq.

IfRobert Gates is to be a success as secretary of defense, he will have to show senior military officers the attitude he once displayed toward operatives.

Terrible things done during war do not necessarily diminish the rightness of the cause for which we fight.

No one should expect General Casey to lead us to victoryin Iraqsinglehanded, but if we're not going to cut and run, a necessary step is putting someone very much like him in command.

It has become conventional wisdom that Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is both a visionary and decisive leader, but his decisions deserve greater scrutiny.