Just like the leaders of the civil rights movement, Russia's activists seek to effect vast political and social change by personal and deeply moral effort fueled from within.

The number of schools ranked highly in guides such as Barron's Profiles of American Colleges is increasing, without any evidence that these schools' instructional quality is also increasing. Applicants and their families should be wary of letting these rankings serve as the main criteria in their college decisions.

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.

Anthony Weiner insists he's the victim of a prank, but if he didn't send the picture, he must know who did. Of course, he could be lying, but if he's willing to lie about that, why is Weiner frank about the fact that it may be him in the bulging-landscape portrait?

As co-authors of Why ObamaCare Is Wrong for America,we strongly recommend that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 should be repealed and replaced as soon as possible.

The individual mandate has been presented as a necessary means to more popular ends – universal coverage, better access to care for those with pre-existing health conditions, and lower health care costs for those already insured. However, the real evidence of the connection between the mandate and the problems it purportedly could solve is shaky at best.

How do item pricing laws actually work?

Elected officials should be held accountable for the decisions they make in passing new rules, and thorough analyses of the potential economic impact of proposed regulations should be par for the course for rules that are designed to protect the public health and welfare.