Thinking back to his days as secretary of state, Mr. Shultz is quoted saying: "The world was not ready for a world free of nuclear weapons." It still isn't.

In Washington, the season of budget cuts is in full blossom. Unfortunately, leaders of both political parties may soon agree to further slash the defense budget.

Jack Kemp's premature passing was America's loss. Barack Obama should nominate someone with political experience to replace David Souter.

A new study examines the efforts by British and Spanish governments at reconciling their own insurgencies to the existing political order.

A new book on the foreign policy of former president Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger lacks depth and thoughtfulness.

It is getting extremely difficult to write about the White House fund-raising scandals with any sense of urgency.

Review of Reagan: A Life in Letters, edited by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, and Martin Anderson.

The Supreme Court's decision in Wyeth v. Levine could lead the FDA to require excessive warnings on medications and impose "contraindications" that would constrain medical practice.