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March 29, 2011
Tyranny is Not the Arabs' Fate
Image credit: © UPI/Newscom/Stewart Innes
Egypt’s “heroes with no names” may steer history in a direction no one expected. By Fouad Ajami.
March 29, 2011
States of Hardship
With unions, pensions, and mandates helping to do the digging, state and local governments find themselves in a hole even deeper than Washington’s. By Gary S. Becker.
March 29, 2011
Once a Marine, Always a Marine
Image credit: © USMC/Col. Christopher C. Starling
It’s been more than sixty years since he helped capture Iwo Jima, but Hoover fellow Richard T. Burress tells his old unit that some things never change. By Christopher C. Starling.
On the cover:
Neptune, god of the seas, watches over
the Grand Harbor of Valletta in a Maltese
travel poster from the Hoover Archives.
He wields a trident, his emblem in both
war and peace. The small island of Malta,
crossroads of the Mediterranean, has witnessed
centuries of both conflict and calm,
ranging from prehistory to the violent
twentieth century. But the creator of this
image, perhaps Malta’s most celebrated
artist, refused to let war and social upheaval
trespass on his sun-splashed tableaux.
Read this poster’s story here.
Table of Contents
March 29, 2011
Now Prove It
Ten ways for Republican leaders to show they can solve America’s problems. By Keith Hennessey.
March 29, 2011
Obama Recalibrated
Image credit: © White House Photostream/Chuck Kennedy. Licensed under Creative
Two years into the president’s term, his pedestal has been carted away. Now his administration really begins. By Fouad Ajami.
March 29, 2011
Conservatism Revived
What did the midterm elections prove? That Americans yearn for enduring principles—and dislike being pushed around. By Peter Berkowitz.
March 29, 2011
Hold the High Ground
In Washington, many are struggling to control spending and cut taxes. History is on their side. By Michael J. Boskin.
March 29, 2011
Focus on the Fed
Image credit: Taylor Jones
Although under intense political pressure, the Federal Reserve needs to return to its apolitical core mission: monetary stability. By John B. Taylor and Paul D. Ryan.
March 29, 2011
The Money-Go-Round
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More evidence that stimulus thinking is wishful thinking. By John F. Cogan and John B. Taylor.
March 29, 2011
States of Hardship
With unions, pensions, and mandates helping to do the digging, state and local governments find themselves in a hole even deeper than Washington’s. By Gary S. Becker.
March 29, 2011
The Budget Binge that Never Was?
Image credit: Taylor Jones
Federal spending may be busting out all over, but columnist Paul Krugman claims he doesn’t see it. By Charles Blahous.
March 29, 2011
Union Made
To bring government budgets back down to earth, first puncture those inflated labor contracts. By Richard A. Epstein.
March 29, 2011
Armed with the Odds
Image credit: USMC
Proposed cuts in defense spending might not harm our national security—but only if the Pentagon plays its cards right. By Thomas H. Henriksen.
March 29, 2011
Why We Spend What We Spend
The Pentagon’s budget is no ordinary line item. There are many reasons not to cut it. By Victor Davis Hanson.
March 29, 2011
Shanghai Surprise
Students in China’s largest city just aced three global assessment tests. If American education ever had a “Sputnik moment,” this is it. By Chester E. Finn Jr.
March 29, 2011
Your Child Left Behind
Image credit: Taylor Jones
In advanced math studies, not a single American state or demographic group is keeping up with the rest of the world. Hoover fellows Eric A. Hanushek and Paul E. Peterson ran the numbers. By Amanda Ripley.
March 29, 2011
Spoken Like a World Citizen
Image credit: Taylor Jones
Learning a foreign language is more than just a boot camp for future soldiers and diplomats. By Russell A. Berman.
March 29, 2011
In Harm's Way
How we misjudge the risks—and non-risks—of daily life. By Henry I. Miller.
March 29, 2011
Brown and Blue
Image credit: Taylor Jones
The new old governor of the Golden State is preparing California for budgetary penance. By Bill Whalen.
March 29, 2011
Tyranny is Not the Arabs' Fate
Image credit: © UPI/Newscom/Stewart Innes
Egypt’s “heroes with no names” may steer history in a direction no one expected. By Fouad Ajami.
March 29, 2011
Ingredients for a Lasting Democracy
Ousting an autocrat is only a start. The rules of power become just as important as who holds it. By Larry Diamond.
March 29, 2011
The Gates Maneuver
Image credit: Taylor Jones
The defense secretary’s great accomplishment? Not battles won or budgets protected, but making the White House see sense on Afghanistan. By Kori N. Schake.
March 29, 2011
The Palestinian Proletariat
Image credit: Taylor Jones
Permanent refugees, generation after generation: these are the fruit of a U.N. agency that blocks both peace and a Palestinian state. By Michael S. Bernstam.
March 29, 2011
Why Israel is Shunned
A shift in elite thinking leaves no room for such assertive, self-defending nation-states. By Daniel Pipes.
March 29, 2011
Of Comrades and Capos
Image credit: © ITAR-TASS/Dmitry Astakhov
If there’s a plot against Russia, as Vladimir Putin claims, then it’s being carried out by those already in power. By Robert Service.
March 29, 2011
Where Russia is Heading
Image credit: Taylor Jones
One step forward, two steps back. Can Russians ever achieve simple normalcy? By Mark Harrison.
March 29, 2011
But We Insist
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Not long ago, China abruptly withheld certain rare minerals from world trade. That was just the beginning. Beware China’s shifting “core interests.” By Jongryn Mo.
March 29, 2011
China at Sea
Image credit: Taylor Jones
Less flashy than stealth fighters or missiles, a versatile blue-water navy is preparing to cast China’s influence upon the waters. By David M. Slayton and Craig Hooper.
March 29, 2011
"Time is Not Our Friend"
Five things Hoover fellow Charles Blahous wants everyone to know about Social Security reform—before it’s too late. By Ryan Streeter.
March 29, 2011
The Audacity of Gimmicks
Image credit: Taylor Jones
Hoover fellow Richard A. Epstein knew Barack Obama when he was teaching at the University of Chicago. Obama has the right temperament for intellectual poker, Epstein believes, but is stuck with a bad hand. By Nick Gillespie.
March 29, 2011
A Most Ingenious Trick
Matt Ridley, author of The Rational Optimist, insists that we humans must face the truth about ourselves—no matter how good it might be. An interview with Peter Robinson.
March 29, 2011
Sins of the Fathers, the Mothers, and Others
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March 29, 2011
The Multiple Futures of the Middle East
Image credit: © ZUMA Press/Newscom/Ron Bull
“Imperialist designs” have come to an end. Now, says the dean of Mideast studies, the Arab-Muslim lands must shape their own destinies. By Bernard Lewis.
March 29, 2011
The Man from Kinderhook
Image credit: © U.S. Congress
During a distinguished Army career, Chris Gibson, who spent a year as a Hoover national security fellow, displayed brains, determination, and courage. Now he’s testing his mettle in Congress.
March 29, 2011
Once a Marine, Always a Marine
Image credit: © USMC/Col. Christopher C. Starling
It’s been more than sixty years since he helped capture Iwo Jima, but Hoover fellow Richard T. Burress tells his old unit that some things never change. By Christopher C. Starling.
March 29, 2011
A Room Alive with Memories
Image credit: © Stanford Visual Art Services/Steven Gladfelder
Every painting and object in the Nicolas de Basily Room tells a story. Together their story is a search for lost time. By Dennis L. Bark and Linda Bernard.
