Editorials

With unemployment stuck above 9 percent, the U.S. needs all the job-creation expertise it can get. For that reason,... READ MORE

U.S. highways and mass transit are supposed to be federally supported in a fairly direct fashion: through a per-gallon... READ MORE

It’s easy to see why corporate bosses who get squeezed out of power are tempted to set up so- called blank-check... READ MORE

It’s a big day for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke. In a much-anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, he... READ MORE

Some day the economic slump will be over, and then where will we be? The slowdown has hit Americans hard, but not... READ MORE

David Cameron, the U.K. prime minister, had a bright idea: Hire the best person for the job. In the wake of the News... READ MORE

President Barack Obama, as part of his contribution to the various job-creation plans politicians will unveil after... READ MORE

Since the March 1979 Egyptian- Israeli peace treaty, a stable relationship with Egypt has been a pillar of Israel’s... READ MORE

Cammie Allie and Ann Costlow are small-scale entrepreneurs who aren’t trying to start the next Microsoft. Yet both have... READ MORE

It’s one of Washington’s worst kept secrets: President Barack Obama is likely to propose a new public works program in a... READ MORE

The defeat of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi’s regime seems to be just hours or days away. His fall will be a victory... READ MORE

There is little question that generous pay and pensions for public employees contributed mightily to the economic... READ MORE