The time has come for the "Berlin Wall of aid" to fall.

The Legatum Prosperity Index finds countries that dumped the shackles of communism for a system of freedom and political transparency are much more likely to be prosperous.

To commemorate, after all, is to remember. And Americans need to remember, not just that the Wall fell, but why it fell.

The occasion of remembering the fall of the Wall is a fitting time to recall the broader sweep of events that surrounded it.

Enjoying a fascinating visit to Berlin, newly designated capital of the (you must bail out the) Eurozone. One cannot help but feel for Chancellor Merkel, who is meant to be fixing the Eurodisaster on her own by creating a Eurofinance system relying on newly powerful Eurocrats who will remain without an actual democratic mandate from, you know, Europeans. But I get ahead of myself.

Iran's threats to close the vital Strait of Hormuz, its naval exercises in nearby waters, and the ominous increase in tensions over its nuclear weapons program all point to a dangerous year ahead.

Former Speaker of the House and AEI scholar Newt Gingrich will discuss how, in addition to the political, economic, and military factors that contributed to the defeat of Soviet communism, spiritual factors were also decisive in achieving victory.

President Obama's decision not to celebrate one of the seminal events of the twentieth century--the fall of the Berlin Wall--is replete with symbolism.