David Cameron’s recent speech on Britain and the European Union went down pretty well with his party at home but was... READ MORE

Listening to U.S. President Barack Obama’s second inaugural address, I had mixed feelings. In some ways it was a good... READ MORE

As the U.S. heads toward its second phony fiscal crisis in as many months, President Barack Obama is persisting with his... READ MORE

The European Union is a remarkable achievement that now faces its most threatening crisis. The reason for both is the... READ MORE

The vote last night in the House of Representatives brought to a close the latest Washington master class in dereliction... READ MORE

The most valuable new book I’ve read this year is Justin Yifu Lin’s “The Quest for Prosperity.” George Akerlof, a Nobel... READ MORE

China’s economy, which paused earlier this year, is picking up again -- good news for China and for the U.S. and Europe,... READ MORE

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Britain has always had mixed feelings about the European project. From the start of the drive to “ever closer union,”... READ MORE

In one way, the so-called fiscal cliff threatening the U.S. economy is less dangerous than widely supposed. In another,... READ MORE