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

With continued progress in Iraq, the next administration would be in a position to turn its full attention to thwarting Iran elsewhere in the region.

The intersection of God, man, and the common weal are not easy things to figure out, and the Iraqis are doing far better than anyone really had the right to hope.

The interplay between the peoples of Iraq and Iranshould encourage the Bush administration to be hawkish toward the clerical regime's interference in Iraq and pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Polls may be fickle. Notable accomplishments endure, as rock-solid facts. The full record of this president may yet turn out to be as highly ranked as his bravery is bound to be.

A review of literature on Egypt's past and present political development.

It's not hard to understand why the Islamic identity has gained ground on secular nationalism in probably every Muslim state in the region.

Discusses Tyranny's Ally: America's Failure To Defeat Saddam Hussein by David Wurmser.