Our right to security
One of the most excruciating images of the September 11 attacks is the sight of a man who was trapped...
Waging lawfare
Over the course of the process that culminated in the confirmation of Samuel A. Alito, Jr., as an Associate Justice...
President Bush meets with Patriot Act Advocates
On the heels of yesterday's release by the Coalition for Security, Liberty and the Law (CSLL) of a powerful Open...
69 Patriot Act supporters warn against its expiration
As a minority of the Senate considers whether to continue to jeopardize reenactment of the Patriot Act, a distinguished group...
Russia’s emerging autocracy
Despite objections from Russian authorities, wishful Western policy-makers and other Kremlin apologists, Russia is unmistakably plummeting deeper and deeper into...
Energizing America
Decision Brief No. 06-D 04 2006-01-23 (Washington , D.C.): One week from tomorrow, President Bush has an...
Mortal threat
Suddenly, the Iranian nuclear program is all the buzz. It appears to be nearing the point at which weapons-grade material,...
Tablighi Jamaat: Jihad’s stealthy legions
Every fall, over a million almost identically dressed, bearded Muslim men from around the world descend on the small Pakistani...
Sharon’s ‘place in history’
Historians know that it is impossible accurately to assess a departed leader's legacy until after many years have passed, let...
Mineshaft canaries
At this writing, 13 men are trapped deep underground in a West Virginia coal mine and the prognosis for their...
It’s ‘triage,’ stupid
Decision Brief No. 05-D 66 2005-12-28 One of the most serious threats we face in this War for the Free...
50 Patriot Act supporters warn against Act’s lapse
As a minority of the Senate considers whether to continue to jeopardize reenactment of the Patriot Act, a distinguished group...
A war to the death
The news from Iraq today features a video of a terrorist murdering a man believed to be a kidnapped American...
The NYT goes to war-and President Bush fights back
Decision Brief No. 05-D 64 2005-12-17 (Washington, D.C.): On December 16, the Nation's so-called "paper of record" joined the War...
True Fanatic
President Ahmadinejad's speech before the UN General Assembly in September was a towering diplomatic dud. Instead of assuaging the prim...
Preserve the Patriot Act
The proverbial rubber is about to meet the road. This week, the U.S. Congress will determine whether the USA Patriot...