This week China’s ruling elite appoints new leaders for the next decade. The incoming president, Xi Jinping, and his... READ MORE

The U.S. chose wisely in electing President Barack Obama to a second term. How much difference his re-election will make... READ MORE

With a week to go and Hurricane Sandy bringing fresh uncertainty and new opportunities for gaffes, the U.S. presidential... READ MORE

The third and final presidential debate did little to change the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney,... READ MORE

I keep reading that politics right now is all about the economy -- in the U.S., in Europe, in China, in India, wherever.... READ MORE

Hugo Chavez is something of a challenge to the worldview of many rich-country observers. His election victory this week... READ MORE

Four years after the onset of the recession, the U.S. is recovering weakly, Europe isn’t recovering at all, and... READ MORE

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to the country on television last week, amid national protests over... READ MORE

The basic case for the Federal Reserve’s third round of quantitative easing is simple and airtight. The fine print is... READ MORE

Let’s hope Germany thinks hard about George Soros’s proposal that it should lead the euro system or leave it. The more... READ MORE