Politics and public policy do not exist in a vacuum. They exist within and interact with the social values and fashions of the day. We need to understand, and if necessary correct for, these trends if we are to control our direction of political travel. The alternative is to drift in the wake of the conventional wisdom of the day and we need to decide whether we shape the world around us or are content to be shaped by it.

Since the end of the Cold War, America's once-formidable nuclear deterrent capability has suffered from total neglect – stockpiled weapons have remained untested for seventeen years, program management and supporting infrastructure have been allowed to atrophy, and there is virtually no individual...

The following is a transcript of a debate sponsored by The Harbour League on the subject, "Islam: a Religion of Peace? Is Islamic Law ("Shariah") Consistent With A Religion Of Peace – And The U.S. Constitution?" Eli Gold, president of The Harbour League, introduced the participants....