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The slow recovery from the recession of 2007-2009 raises fundamental economic and public policy concerns. Government Policies and the Delayed Economic Recovery examines some possible causes of the weak recovery and presents empirical evidence that too much policy activism and other policy shortcomings have held back economic growth.

Lee Smith analyses the current US administration's stance on Syria, questioning whether it will build the foundations of a new Middle East or usher in an era of instability that will affect the entire world. The author contends that the many apparent shifts in the administration's Syria policy were part of a messaging campaign intended to camouflage President Barack Obama's determination to stay out of the Syrian conflict.

Fouad Ajami analyses the struggle for influence along the Fertile Crescent—the stretch of land that runs from Iran's border with Iraq to the Mediterranean—among three of the regional powers that have stepped into the vacuum left by the West: Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia.

Offers insights on Egypt's failed revolution: how it happened and why it did not succeed. Samuel Tadros argues that, as Egypt continues on its destructive downward path, it is important to examine the role that its revolutionaries played in that trajectory.

The flaws in traditional Athenian democracy can instruct us on the weaknesses of rule by all citizens equally. In Democracy's Dangers and Discontents, Bruce Thornton discusses criticisms first aired by ancient critics of Athenian democracy, then traces the historical process by which the Republic of the founders has evolved into something similar to ancient democracy, and finally argues for the relevance of those critiques to contemporary US p...

These essays identify key failures in modern American education and illuminate some ways in which those in the teaching profession - and their students - can achieve higher levels of performance, making the case for content-rich education and explicit teaching.

Klaus Mehnert approaches the Russians in a highly original way. Taking as his cue the axiom, "By knowing what you read, I know what you are”, he questioned Russian readers about their favourite books and authors.

Drawing from government reports, think tank studies, scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, and books, this insightful overview offers a range of contrasting viewpoints and policy perspectives on the major issues concerning world population growth, with particular emphasis on the impact of population trends on the US.

In The Doomsday Myth, Charles Maurice and Charles Smithson show that although doom merchants have been predicting imminent collapse from resource shortages as long as civilization has existed, no nation has ever fallen because of the depletion of a resource. They also show that government intervention has not been the solution to these crises. Instead, freely functioning markets with individuals acting in their own self-interest have eliminate...

This remarkable collection of material is as relevant today as when it was first published, graphically demonstrating the native African's struggle for peace, freedom, and equality in his native land during the 19th and 20th centuries.

An enlightening look into the once-secret Soviet state and party archives that Western scholars first gained access to in the early 1990s. Paul Gregory breaks down a decades-old wall of secrecy to reveal intriguing new information on such subjects as Stalin's Great Terror, the day-to-day life of Gulag guards, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the scientific study of Lenin's brain, and other fascinating tales.

Drawn from a series of conferences on the nuclear legacy of the cold war, this report examines the importance of deterrence, from its critical function in the cold war to its current role. The authors highlight the ways in which deterrence has been shaped by surrounding conditions and circumstances, look at the prospective reliability of deterrence as a tool of statecraft, and examine the challenges of 'weaponless deterrence'.

Offers a practical guide to identifying and considering the issues relevant to preventive uses of force. It examines the legitimacy, dangers, and limitations of preventive force and concludes by encouraging states and decision makers to undertake a systematic appraisal of the merits of any threat or use of preventive force based, not only on legal standards, but also on standards related to legitimacy.

Drawn from Eric Hoffer's private papers as well as interviews with those who knew him, this detailed biography paints a picture of a truly original American thinker and writer. Author Tom Bethell interviewed Hoffer in the years just before his death, and his meticulous accounts of those meetings offer new insights into the man known as the Longshoreman Philosopher.

Describes how the unchecked growth of local governments is eroding America's productive vitality and threatening a "grassroots tyranny” - and ultimately reveals that, although the rules are often rigged in favour of local governments and against ordinary citizens, action can be taken to rein in these bureaucracies.

In this wide-ranging collection of essays, first published between 2007 and 2014 in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, Charles Wolf Jr. shares his insights on the world's economies, including those of China, the US, Japan, Korea, India, and others. Bringing these essays together for the first time in a single volume, the book enables the reader to absorb the author's expert perspective.

Explores how nuclear deterrence should be understood seventy years after the first nuclear tests. These essays, edited by George P. Shultz and James E. Goodby, challenge outdated deterrence theories and show a clear need to re-examine notions from the Cold War that no longer fit present circumstances. They argue that a world without nuclear weapons is a desirable objective.

Offers new perspectives on Ronald Reagan's primary accomplishment as president - persuading the Soviets to reduce their nuclear arsenals and end the Cold War. The authors examine the decisions Reagan made during his presidency that made his success possible and review Reagan's critical negotiations with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

The debate rages on over how to cope with the rising costs of medical care - proposed solutions range from a single payer system with a broad government control to loosely defined market-driven plans. The authors look at three key elements of health care costs and offer thoughtful, realistic suggestions to help stem the tide of rising expenses for everyone.

Andrei Sakharov holds an honoured place in the pantheon of the world's greatest scientists, reformers, and champions of human rights. Drawing from a 2014 Hoover Institution conference focused on Sakharov's life and principles, this book tells the compelling story of his metamorphosis from a distinguished physical scientist into a courageous, outspoken dissident humanitarian voice.