The next president will be faced with this challenge: Will he or she pay reflexive obeisance to the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians, or will the new president write his own narrative?

Patrick Allitt will deliver the November 2010 Bradley Lecture at AEI.

Austerity measures in Europe have been the topic of a heated and mostly confused debate in the economic world. During the May summit of the leading industrial nations at Camp David, German chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders pushed for continued European austerity. Keynesian critics argue that these policies destroy economic growth.

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

So, David Sanger had a piece in the NYT last weekend wondering whether there’s a “Romney doctrine.” Of course, he wasn’t really wondering; he knew from the get go what he thought. And luckily for Sanger, he had plenty of Romney advisers to help along his theory.

Though an exciting and heroic story, Michael Gerson's Heroic Conservatism lacks complete truth.