RonaldReagan joins GeorgeWashington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Rooseveltin the pantheon of American political leaders who fundamentally changed the world.

A new book diligently linksthe downfall of American liberalism to the assassination of former president John F. Kennedy.

The New York Times can keep its liberal viewpoint but needs to develop, once again, an editorial page with grace and gravitas, not rancor and riffs.

Our current economic boom is in large part a legacy of the end of the Cold War, which confirmed the triumph of capitalism over socialism, opened up world markets for American investment, and enabled the sharp reductions in military allocations that have helped bring the budget virtually into balance.

Events vindicated President Reagan's confidence that communism was failing, and history will credit him over all others for helping to bring about its demise.

The twenty-fifth anniversary of Ronald Reagan's first inauguration coincides with a renewal of concern about the intentions of Iran.