As political name-calling and partisan rhetoric overtakes the media, Jonah Goldberg casts a skeptical eye on the arguments used by today’s journalists, academics and “moderate” politicians. In his newest book, “The Tyranny of Clichés,” Goldberg scrutinizes the oft-repeated claim that liberals are non-ideologues by dismantling the myriad nonintellectual talking points the Left employs in debates.

The president's critics must agree, even in this season of trouble, that George W. Bush has at least dared to ask the right questions and accept the right challenges.

On February 17 the Italian newspaper: "L’Unità" (the official Democratic Party and already former communist newspaper) published an interesting article by the Hon. Stefano Fassina (responsible for the economical department of the Italian Democratic Party), eloquently entitled: "Catholic thinking can help to defeat liberalism." The author calls for a fruitful...

When will Obama admit he supports energy rationing? The real problem with the White House's attitude toward oil, and energy generally, is how deeply ideological it is. Few presidents have talked a bigger game about pragmatism while pursuing a dogmatic agenda.

Michael Newdow may have become what he purports to fight against: a dogmatic believer in his own moral and intellectual superiority who is blind to the weaknesses in his own position.

Jürgen Habermas is the eminent German philosopher whose complex teachings may be summarized as follows: the highest aspiration of social and political life should be to keep the conversation going.

If a Democratic nomineeis elected president,he or shewill have to act immediately in order to counter the divisions and gain positive momentum in Congress.

Mario Vargas Llosa delivered the Irving Kristol Lecture at AEI's 2005 Annual Dinner.