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More work—much more work—needs to be done in order to help the military recover from already ruinous reductions, but as the President himself said, “America remains the one indispensible nation in the world.”  Let us resolve to keep it that way.

There is reason to believe that reform-minded administrators could do much more to make use of their existing authority.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control in the United States has taken explicit steps in the direction of sanctions and freezing assets of shipping companies that give in to pirate demands but the Contact Group must encourage other countries to do the same.

The British surrender of Singapore to the Japanese in 1942 should be instructive to U.S. policymakers eyeing China’s rise. War isn’t inevitable, but history is full of surprises.

These recommended changes to Title I--a key provision of No Child Left Behind--could make significant improvements when it comes to what goes on in America’s schools and school systems day-to-day.

Wikileaks has compromised the confidentiality and integrity of U.S. diplomatic communications, causing damage that will reverberate for years in incalculable ways.

School principals are held accountable for raising student achievement without being given the authority to get the job done.