What's So Great About America?
By Dinesh D'Souza
The extraordinary successes of America impress immigrants like the author.  Credit our founding fathers who solved some of civilization's stickiest problems - like how to avoid tribal and religious conflict, and how to overcome economic scarcity.

Back Toward Orthodoxy
By Richard Cimino, Jeff Jacoby, Blake Hurst
A backlash in the church of Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush is shifting its center of gravity away from her wing and toward his, reports Richard Cimino.  Judaism is likewise being transformed by a movement against theological laxity, notes Jeff Jacoby.  Blake Hurst provides an update on the Southern Baptists, one of the first denominations to turn back toward religious traditionalism. 

The State of the Nation
By Karlyn Bowman, Charles Murray, Joel Kotkin, Michael Cox, Allan Carlson, Ken Von Kohorn, Ron Haskins, David Murray, William Frey
Our experts use recent census results and other data to peer deeply into American society and assess the country's long-term health.

State of the Nation: Part II
By Karlyn Bowman, Pat Buchanan, Bruce Katz, Alan Berube, Jerry Hagstrom
The conclusion of our collection on what recent census results reveal about the present direction and future health of American society.