Commentary / World Apr 28, 2015
Britain's strange silence on Europe
Britain's election was supposed to be about the nation's future in the European Union, but the issue is being given short shrift by both Labour and the Conservatives.
Commentary / World Apr 20, 2015
The poverty of American presidential politics
The time, effort and money that will be poured into the battle for the U.S. presidency are enormous, but the difference the outcome will make is limited.
Commentary / World Apr 10, 2015
Feckless Europe kowtows to China on AIIB
Europe's decision to support the AIIB over U.S. objections reflects its own weakness more than America's.
Commentary / World Apr 7, 2015
Criminals, frauds taught capitalists about trust
The history of markets is, in part, the history of lying, cheating and stealing — and efforts to fight commercial crime.
Commentary / World Mar 31, 2015
Lee Kuan Yew and the myth of Asian capitalism
Singapaore's Lee Kuan Yew thought a competent meritocratic government should not only provide order but also guide economic development. The success of "Asian capitalism" seems to prove him correct.
Commentary / World Feb 26, 2015
Who'll prevail in the Greece-Europe face-off?
The immediate danger of a run on Greek banks may have eased, but could resume at any point. Neither Europe nor Greece has caved to the other's economic demands because nothing is decided.
Commentary / World Jan 27, 2015
Washington suffers from a tolerance problem
For the next two years, the chances are good that the U.S. government will be almost completely paralyzed.
Commentary / World Dec 29, 2014
Business Book of the Year is timely but way off target
The economics in Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty-First Century," chosen the Business Book of the Year by the Financial Times, leaves a lot to be desired. But its timing was fantastic.
Commentary / World Sep 22, 2014
Union could unravel over devolution pressure
If the Scottish nationalists had won, they'd have started a risky, costly transition to independence, but the final destination would have been clear. The unionists' victory avoids that short-term pain but prolongs the constitutional uncertainty.
Commentary / World Sep 5, 2014
Europe led by a country that doesn't want the job
Europe's stagnant economy and the crisis in Ukraine point to gross failures of leadership. Europe's de facto and reluctant leader — Germany — is especially to blame.