Like all great modern revolutions, Russia's anti-Communist upheaval was precipitated by merciless moral self-scrutiny and a search for a more dignified, more honorable, and more moral life. There followed a wholesale rejection of the key norms and values of the ancien régime. The emerging new ideals became increasingly incompatible with...

The majority of U.S. citizens believe hard work--not luck--determines income.

American public opinion has shifted in a conservative direction since Barack Obama's election, showing that big government is unpopular and the president's powers of persuasion are weaker than expected.

The fight against terrorism is no closer to success today than it was a decade ago when, in the wake of the September 11 terror attacks, President George W. Bush declared a Global War on Terrorism.

It is too early to tell whether the revolutions sweeping across the Arab world will prove the long awaited "third wave of democratization." It is clear, however, that no regional regime is immune to their impact, not even the self-proclaimed vanguard of permanent world revolutions, the Islamist regime in Tehran.

A modern, balanced air force is a central ingredient in America's defense strategy and is the prerequisite to being able to intervene in the earliest stages of a conflict, and losing our current dominance would change nearly every calculation made by our leaders in trying to keep peace in the world.

SinceDemocrats today are living in a world of illusions about public policy, the only way they can win elections is by deception and dirty tricks.