In theMiddle East,commercialism that does not transmit a regime's utopian dreams but addresses the personal dreams of the audience might serve to propell liberal values forward.

The letter was indeed a deft blow, suddenly changing what had been a building news narrative of an isolated, bellicose America into a very different story, one about a French-German axis of appeasement that had overplayed its diplomatic hand.

In his lecture, Freund refers to examples of Arab music videos. To download and view those examples, please visit: http://www.aei.org/arabMusicVideos/

The Middle East has gone through a century of failed utopian political schemes, yet none have succeeded in breaking the region's cycle of conflict and stagnation. What...

Our culture is in the grip of the “precautionary principle.” From agricultural biotechnology and biomedicine to geopolitics, international business, education, and our most intimate relationships, risk aversion has become a defining and paralyzing ethic of our time. The notion that we should forsake the products and benefits of new...

Excerpts from a Bradley Lecture by Reason magazine's Charles Paul Freund.

Two decades ago, the Supreme Court struck down legislation that limited campaign spending.