For decades, Commentary, one of the nation's most distinguished magazines of ideas, has taken the lead in criticizing liberal solutions. But what can and what will take their place? In 1994, months before there was any prospect of a political shift, the editors of Commentary commissioned the country's leading conservative thinkers to consider afresh the pressing issues of our day, with a view toward framing workable solutions and policies.Crime, welfare, national defense, affirmative action, education, the arts, health care, the CIA, abortion, immigration, free speech, the children - in each of these areas, an expert who has lived with and studied the problem in depth reexamines it, analyzes what is wrong with the conventional way of approaching it, and then proceeds, boldly and succinctly, to propose "what to do about" it.The definitive essays in this book, written by some of the most eminent figures on the American intellectual scene, are hard-hitting and fearlessly critical. They are also prescient, foreshadowing and setting the agenda for conservative politicians in the 1996 presidential campaign and beyond. Read Less