In the last twenty-four hours, disorder has engulfed England. Prosperous boroughs in the capital now resemble war zones, as mobs continue to overwhelm police and loot stores.

Chancellor Schröder or President Chirac have an opportunity to show solidarity, and they should not blow it.

The London Olympics will be just like Beijing's, except less sinister and more fun.

If the British public wants "greater assurance against the possibility of attacks,""some increase in intrusive activity by the UK's intelligence and security Agencies is the inevitable consequence."

Birthday toasts to Irving Kristol by Christopher DeMuth, George Will, Walter Berns, Midge Decter, Charles Krauthammer, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and William Kristol.

It"s not the people of UK and United States that need to be paying attention, but those in France and Germany. It's time to wake up--Paris and Berlin may well be next.

Son discusses illness of Herbert Stein.

Welfare caseloads have fallen sharply, and the percentage of single mothers working has risen dramatically.