So, Mr. Sikorski, a lot of anger in Europe -- well, particularly Germany and France -- when Don Rumsfeld said oh, don't worry about them, they're Old Europe. We're going to be looking to Poland. And Latvia. And Italy. And Spain. As our new European allies. What is it that's got the Germans and the French so upset?

The world may have good reason to view North Korea as a ticking time bomb. That nation's nuclear ambitions are a good starting point. But then you have to wonder about the very nature of the brutal regime, perhaps even the question of the sanity of dictator Kim Jong Il.

Panelists discussed an AEI Critical Threats Project report, "Al Qaeda's Operating Environments: A New Approach to the War on Terror," which assesses the different environments where al Qaeda and its franchises operate and their importance to developing a comprehensive US strategy for winning the war on terror.

Media and public response to statements by the Obama administration regarding the Christmas day attack reflected a desire for more decisive action.

Conditioning legalization on more effective enforcement procedures could give Democrats cover from attacks for supporting amnesty, while favoring high-skill immigrants could give Republicans cover from charges that they are anti-immigrant.

The demographic trend I pointed to more than two years ago--a sharp decrease in immigration for Mexico--surely requires a rethinking of immigration policy, and by those who have been on all sides of the issue.

Lucianio Pellicani attempts to say that classical liberalism and Christianity are irreconcilable. However, a closer look at the founding documents shows that the founders believed liberalism and Christianity go hand in hand.

The identification of a liberal political method allows us to separate the positives aspects of liberalism from its historical manifestations, in order to direct them in different political cultures, which can become a strong common denominator to be spent in the concrete political activity.