The editors chide President Obama for flinching on Afghanistan.

Conservative foreign-policy experts weigh in on the Afghan war.

Victor Davis Hanson notes that the Department of Agriculture lacks a raison d’être.

Michael Barone objects to the Department of Education’s low standards for sexual-harassment cases.

Jay Nordlinger tells of a Texas-bound taxi driver and other interesting people.

Clifford D. May wonders what Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s successor, is thinking.

John Rosenthal adduces the evidence of a link between al Qaeda and the Libyan rebels.

Seth Forman documents the increase in black political segregation during the Obama years.

Katrina Trinko identifies Michele Bachmann’s fundraising advantage: small donors.