The title of Ken Ballen's recently released book, Terrorists in Love: The Real Lives of Islamic Radicals, is misleading. I put off buying it for some time because of the title, which implied it would provide a sympathetic view of terrorism and constitute yet another rant against "failed" U.S. counterterrorism… Read more

America's strategic interests in Asia go hand in hand with democratic values. Not by accident, all of our formal security allies in Asia - Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand - are democracies. And events are trending further in this direction. Taiwan recently conducted its… Read more

You’d notice if 160 million women were missing from the U.S. population. You couldn’t help but notice, actually. There aren’t that many females in the whole country. Yet that’s how many girls have been lost in Asia to the practice of sex-selective… Read more

If you were to rank the countries of the world in terms of economic freedom, where would the United States fall? First, or at least in the top three? The top five, surely. Because there is, in fact, a resource that ranks every country by this measure… Read more

(This article was published by National Affairs and can be found at this link: The Coming Higher-Ed Revolution, National Affairs, Issue Number 10, Winter 2012) In recent decades, key sectors of the American economy have experienced huge and disruptive transformations—shifts that have ultimately yielded… Read more

The race is on. Presidential primary season started in Iowa on Jan. 3 and the electoral finish line isn’t until Nov. 6. The marathon will test the endurance not only of the candidates, but also of Americans subject to a media blitz.All the play-by-play commentary on… Read more

Although Libya has rid itself of the Moammar Gadhafi regime, it faces an uncertain future endangered by radical Islamist factions, warring militia commanders, tribal rivalries, a lack of democratic traditions, and a civil society ravaged by decades of authoritarian rule. Last week, two militias clashed violently in a turf war… Read more

Freedom, opportunity, prosperity and a civil society have made America exceptional. But without energy — secure and affordable energy — many of our great accomplishments would not have been possible. Unfortunately, our already tenuous energy security is being threatened and diminished by policies emanating from Washington. That… Read more

When it came to poverty and the federal budget, 2011 was the Year of Simplistic Sentiments. Many religious leaders sought to influence the national discussion about budget cuts and how they would affect poor Americans. Some made a helpful contribution, but the overall debate left much to… Read more

Christmastime is a season of gratitude. Whether it’s because we reflect upon the birth of the Christ child or the blessings of the past year, the holiday often prompts a sense of appreciation and thankfulness as well as the tradition of gift-giving. And this year, the season… Read more

On virtually every policy issue and in most sectors of the economy, the left’s solutions call for bigger government. The clear implication of that worldview: We should trust government bureaucrats more than private individuals to innovate, create and provide prosperity and general well-being. President Obama argued in… Read more

Poverty and inequality in America are hot topics these days, and not just among the Occupy Wall Street crowd. Yet amid all the chatter, hardly anyone talks about the greatest driver of poverty: the rapidly rising number of babies born to unmarried mothers. Today, over 40 percent… Read more

It is wrong to view the proposed India-Australia-US cooperation agreement as a military pact being planned to contain the rising influence of China. The proposal seeks to enhance the levels of security cooperation, along with working… Read more

When Pam Tebow was counseled to abort her baby to save her own life, the doctor referred to him as a "mass of fetal tissue." "(M)aybe she just called me that to toughen us up for the names I would be called the first time I played… Read more

In a fawn-colored silk dress and up-do, a contemplative young woman sips champagne while a bridal bouquet flies over her head. As other never-married wedding-goers readily will detect, she's scrupulously ignoring this ritual reminder of an unrealized longing for marriage. This is the… Read more