Twinning a radical cut in the estate tax with an increase in the minimum wage isn't just a cynical political ploy. It's bad policy--on both counts.
What a price the world, especially the poorest part of the world, will pay for the collapse of global trade talks.
We know how to improve education, and, politics aside, it is not even that difficult: It's clear that competition among schools raises standards.
What a lousy time for the leaders of the world’s economic powerhouses to be gripped by political weakness
The Achilles' heel of the new Massachusetts health care plan could be its failure to address rising costs.
We know what has happened to the climate so far, and we know why. Working out what is going to happen to it from now on is much more difficult.
For America, energy security lies closer than you might think
For all his attributes, John Kenneth Galbraith was not what the American Left believes to have been: a front of economic truth.
For all his attributes, John Kenneth Galbraith was not what the American Left believes him to have been: a font of economic truth.
Why America's immigration outlook—current grumblings notwithstanding—remains so much healthier than Europe's
Year in, year out, the median pay of top executives rises much faster than wages and salaries overall. It's time for shareholders to demand an end to the gouging.
Big, politically ugly changes to America's health-care system are unavoidable—consumer-driven health care may be the least-bad option
A fascinating new article by former Fed Vice Chairman Alan Blinder argues that offshore outsourcing is potentially the timid beginning of a third Industrial Revolution.
Why Americans don’t value markets enough—and why that matters
The success of Britain's The Economist may hold some lessons for American publications.
The Alan Greenspan era is not over yet. His bubbles may yet come home to burst.
In a couple of ways, government policies helped Ford's managers and unions make the mistakes they did.
The risks to the U.S. economy are a lot bigger than most people, and most governments, seem to believe.
The CEOs of too many public companies enjoy the power and rewards of ownership without the risks. Corporate values have deteriorated as a result
The debate over global warming is marked by blithe complacency on one side and quasi-religious zealotry on the other. No wonder not much is happening.
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Everyone Wants Mayor Bloomberg to Buy the New York Times
