French voters are deluding themselves if they think the man they just elected president offers a viable alternative to... READ MORE

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The first priority for governments in the U.S. and Europe is to engineer the fastest possible recovery from the Great... READ MORE

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Barack Obama’s decision to nominate Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank has been well... READ MORE

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Here’s some good news about America’s public-pension system. Contrary to many reports, the country can afford it. READ MORE

The resolution of every economic crisis sows the seeds of the next. READ MORE

Theorists of American decline are preoccupied with the surging growth of emerging rivals, especially China. That’s an... READ MORE