The Nobel Peace Prize is the world’s most prestigious award, as Jay Nordlinger argues in this erudite and insightful history. He has written not only the go-to reference book for the prize and its laureates but also an important philosophical reflection on the nature of “peace” in modern times.

President Obama entered the White House determined to renew diplomacy with Iran. During his campaign, he said he would meet the leaders of Iran "without preconditions.”

"My rival in this race,” President Obama announced early in 2007, “is not other candidates. It’s cynicism.” It’s now clear that what he meant by this was other people’s cynicism — not his own.

The attack on the British compound suggests that the Iranian government fears economic isolation much more than diplomatic isolation. Perhaps it is time to enforce both.

Why Iowa? Nothing in the Constitution says that Iowa gets to vote for president before any other state. It just does.

It's time Washington learn the lesson: Gadhafi's history shows that diplomacy with rogue rulers is a waste of time.

President Barack Obama and the Democrats' characterization of the causes of the financial crisis is inconsistent with historical reality, as is their characterization of the records of the two major political parties.

Former president Jimmy Carter's critique of Israel as a racist state is wrong.