Manufacturing Decline

Obama, Santorum and the political allocation of capital.

Florida's Storm Shutters

Taxpayers deserve protection before the next big wind blows.

What the Mormons Know About Welfare

CROSS COUNTRY
By Naomi Schaefer Riley
Mitt Romney has raised the issue of the social safety net. Washington could learn from the lesson of his church.

The President Has Been Given a False Choice on Iran

By Edward Luttwak
The Joint Chiefs have said a massive, sustained air campaign would be needed to set back the nuclear program. Not so.

Notable & Quotable

Friedrich Hayek on what should be the overriding principle governing legislation.

Notable & Quotable

Bjørn Lomborg on the failure of Germany's solar-power subsidies.

Weekend Books

The Mancini Moment

A chronicle of the works of film composer Henry Mancini, who created original theme songs for movies such as "The Pink Panther" and "A Shot in the Dark." Eric Felten reviews.

Portrait of a Lady, Shrouded in Mystery

Clover Adams was a prominent socialite, a refined aesthete, a witty observer of politics—why did she kill herself in 1885, at the age of just 42? Patricia O'Toole on a 19th-century mystery.

A Supreme Confidence

Jean Edward Smith's "Eisenhower in War and Peace" shows a level-headed leader revered today by both conservatives and liberals. Gerard Baker reviews.