Editorials

Call us optimists, but it’s possible that the Senate’s decision Tuesday to block President Barack Obama’s jobs bill was... READ MORE

An editorial on Monday identified specific weapons programs that could be targeted for cuts as the Pentagon faces... READ MORE

The 100th anniversary marking the fall of China’s last imperial dynasty upped tensions in the Taiwan Strait, with... READ MORE

Last week, with the announcement that scientists had created stem cells, not from embryos, but from adult cells, one... READ MORE

It’s probably not fair to hold a revolution to a strict schedule, but recent actions by Egypt’s military leaders to slow... READ MORE

Tonight’s Bloomberg News-Washington Post Republican presidential debate at Dartmouth College will focus on the economy.... READ MORE

A culture of shared sacrifice is one of the greatest strengths of the U.S.’s volunteer military. It is not, however, a... READ MORE

Would you have provided motorcycle insurance to Evel Knievel? That is, in essence, what U.S. taxpayers are doing for... READ MORE

Class warfare leads nowhere. Taxes must be a shared burden. Singling out one group or another does nothing to repair the... READ MORE

Once upon a time, like this summer, Dexia SA, the French-Belgian bank, was stable. By the measures global regulators... READ MORE

He was an inventor with more than 300 patents to his name. He was a college dropout. He was a billionaire who wore jeans... READ MORE

The melting of Arctic ice as a result of global warming has set off a race to capitalize on the polar region’s suddenly... READ MORE