The American mission in Iraq must succeed. Our goal--promoting a stable, accountable democracy in the heart of the Middle East--cannot be achieved by purely military means.

Few social scientists, and even fewer political scientists, have done as much to improve American life as James Q. Wilson, who died last week at age 80.

After Iowa, no Republican has a better chance to succeed than Rudy Giuliani.

Americans are more religious than Europeans; hence, our elections are more infused with religious themes.

The Republican presidential race is returning to where it startedeighteen months ago: with John McCain as the front-runner despite his low standing among the party's conservative base.

Campaign work has beentransformed immensely over more than three decades.

Exactly 60 years later, Rudy Giuliani, another Italian Republican-Liberal, accomplished the same improbable feat of getting elected in overwhelmingly Democratic New York.

The presidential race looks more uncertain than ever.