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Mortimer Zuckerman is the editor-in-chief of U.S.News & World Report. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Zuckerman is a former associate professor at Harvard Business School, where he taught for nine years. He is also chairman and copublisher of the New York Daily News and has substantial real-estate holdings, including properties in Boston, New York, Washington, and San Francisco.

2005 Columns

A man of parts: The late Alexander Yakovlev was a visionary and a patriot who helped bring an end to the Cold War and eliminate Communist rule in the Soviet Union. (12/26/05)

A fulcrum moment: The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza has not yielded the hoped-for results, as the Palestinian leadership continues to allow, and even extol, violence. (12/19/05)

Seeing the job through: The progress we are now making in Iraq cannot be maintained if we continue to sow doubts about our willingness to stick it out there. (12/12/05)

The wild, wild Web: Blogs are transforming the way Americans get information and think about important issues. It's a revolutionary change--and there's no turning back. (12/5/05)

The Greenspan effect: Thanks to the Fed Chairman's courage and vision, America enjoys a freer, less regulated economy largely capable of correcting itself when it has to. (11/21/05)

Foul-ups--not felonies: Yes, the Bush administration got it all wrong about Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction, but no one twisted intelligence or tried to cook the books. (11/14/05)

Getting back on track: If President Bush is going to salvage what's left of his second term, he'll have to take his share of the blame, do a thorough housecleaning, then move on. (11/7/05)

Abbas must act: Israel and the United States try hard to keep faith in Abbas. He is not personally a bad man. He just lacks the will to control the anarchy. (10/31/05)

A hang-tough nation: America, and Americans, have proven resolute in past conflicts, and there's no reason we should do any less now as we continue to prosecute the war on terrorism. (10/24/05)

One swampy mess: President Bush and his GOP allies promised to clean up Washington, but today ethics lapses and failures of governance blot their entire agenda. (10/17/05)

Classroom revolution: Computers are changing the ways our kids learn, but we must do more to ensure that this fascinating new tool is fully integrated into all our schools. (10/10/05)

A debt to ourselves: How generously we respond to the issues of poverty and race exposed by Hurricane Katrina will do much to define us as a nation and a people. (10/3/05)

Investing in tomorrow: Cutting investment in scientific research and discouraging our best minds from advising our political leaders is a surefire way to shortchange our future. (9/26/05)

Fixing what's broken: We must not only help those afflicted by Katrina but get our house in order so that we'll be better prepared for another major disaster or terrorist attack. (9/19/05)

Uncalm after the storm: Rescue and restoration must come first, but in Katrina's aftermath, many questions remain to be answered and a full accounting must be given. (9/12/05)

Life after Gaza: If Palestinians expect the Israeli withdrawal to lead to more progress, they're going to have to answer some hard questions--and, finally, renounce violence. (9/5/05)

Don't look now, but...: A strange combination of economic forces is keeping inflation in check, fueling sure, steady growth and--mirabile dictu--even increasing savings. (8/29/05)

Alone at the dance: They were to have been partners in peace, Palestinians and Israelis. But Palestinians remain bent on violence--and peace remains just a vain dream. (8/15/05)

The poison among us: Like the terrorists who struck London, Islamic jihadists will try to find ways to exploit the freedoms and openness that are the core of a democratic society. (8/8/05)

Confronting the threat: We must learn from the Islamifascism now contaminating Europe and take the steps necessary to prevent it from spreading to America. (8/1/05)

Europe's two worlds: Many had hoped that a new "United States of Europe" would replace the hoary nationalism of the continent, but primal fear is preventing that from happening. (7/25/05)

A nightmare scenario: The havoc that would be wrought by an avian-flu pandemic is so awful that we must act now to be able to prevent such a disaster. (6/27/05)

Land of opportunity: Some worry about all the Hispanic immigrants coming across our borders, but they will enrich our nation, as millions of immigrants before them have. (6/20/05)

A second chance: We must figure out a way to integrate the millions of illegal immigrants among us into our nation and make them productive, law-abiding citizens. (6/13/05)

Right down the middle?: Yes, Democrats are in the wilderness right now, but Republicans should worry about overreaching–and alienating lots of mainstream voters. (6/6/05)

Saving the fairies: For a long time, it was as if American workers had magic guardians. Now many are in financial peril, and we must move quickly to assist them. (5/30/05)

Home, sweet home: America's roaring housing market has left millions of Americans richer, fueling the consumer spending that's buoying our economy. (5/16/05)

History holds its breath: The next 100 days will determine the prospects for peace in the Middle East. To succeed, Palestinians must put an end to the violence. (5/9/05)

So the rich get richer?: Eliminating the estate tax on the wealthiest Americans is both reckless fiscal policy and deeply unfair to the rest of the nation. (5/2/05)

Our energy conundrum: We Americans consume too much and save too little, and if we don't get serious about changing our ways, the future isn't going to be very pretty. (4/25/05)

John Paul II's reach: John Paul II's embrace of a rabbi was an image that told millions of people that the pope had come not as a ruler but as a friend. (4/18/05)

Good things take time: The struggle for democracy in the Middle East will not be quick or easy, but now that people there have had a taste, the obstacles are bound to fall. (4/11/05)

Tempest on the Charles: Harvard's brawl over women in the sciences shouldn't preclude an honest debate on the issue. (3/28/05)

The case of the 12 zeros: The Bush administration and the Republican Party seem to have lost all capacity for financial self-control. (3/21/05)

Turning words into deeds: How long is Israel willing to bleed for Abu Mazen? How long before Syria is stopped in its tracks for its terrorism? (3/14/05)

Washington's toughest job: Negroponte is supposed to know of the work of the sometimes warring agencies but has no direct power. (3/7/05)

Why TV holds us hostage: Electronic images distort reality, and terrorists rely on them to drive public opinion. (2/28/05)

New rules for a new age: In fighting terrorists, America must be tough, but she must also be true to her values. (2/21/05)

Cracking down on Caracas: Venezuela's Hugo Chávez is a threat not just to his compatriots but to the entire region. (2/14/05)

A "cure" worse than the cold: Why privatizing Social Security could cause a whole lot more problems than it solves (1/31/05)

Time for a reality check: Yes, there's new hope in the Middle East, but Palestinians must finally step up to the opportunity. (1/24/05)

In America, what price glory?: We must do a much better job of helping military personnel wounded in the war on terrorism. (1/17/05)

What they should have said: What the famous and not so famous might have quipped in a year of remarkable events. (1/10/05)