At War

Michael Rubin: “Are you Jewish?” 05/19 8:44 a.m.

William Bennett: We must remember why we fight. 05/19 9:01 a.m.

Meghan Clyne: Meet the one Christian on Iraq’s Governing Council. 05/19 10:36 a.m.

John O'Sullivan: The media can’t hide their true feelings. 05/18 2:27 p.m.

McInerney & Paul Vallely: Endgame: How to succeed in Iraq. 05/19 3:09 p.m.

Judges

Byron York: Bush gives in on judges. 05/19 8:41 a.m.

Higher Education

Rachel Friedman: College students are getting educated about the hell of North Korea. 05/19 10:33 a.m.

Politics

Kerry Spot: Jim Geraghty on Kerry’s education errors & more. 05/18 7:03 a.m.

Jay Nordlinger: Uncle Dick goes to Wal-Mart. 05/19 8:45 a.m.

James Robbins: We need long-term energy planning. 05/19 9:01 a.m.

Columns

David Frum: You can do yourself a favor. 05/18 11:39 p.m.

John Derbyshire: We are fighting barbarism. 05/19 9:02 a.m.

Jonah Goldberg: Russert needs to get away from the Meet the Press set a little more. 05/19 8:59 a.m.

The Left Coast

Catherine Seipp: A ruffle at the L.A. Times. 05/19 10:35 a.m.

K. Lloyd Billingsley: The Economist issues a report card for the California recovery. 05/19 9:05 a.m.

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JOBS & TRADE

Bruce Bartlett: India’s voters may have solved the outsourcing “problem.” 05/19 8:22 a.m.

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