November 11-08
Up one levelMaking the Expat Vote Count
Due to mail delays and postage costs, it remains difficult for American expatriates to cast ballots in our elections.
The Fed's Big Experiment
America has embarked on one of the boldest ventures in the history of monetary economics.
Don’t Raise Capital Gains Taxes
Voters should always be skeptical of tax policies designed to soak ‘the rich.’
The Long March of Racial Progress
The story of race relations in America is one of extraordinary change and transformation.
Why Obama’s ‘Green Jobs’ Plan Won’t Work
It would indeed create jobs, but it would do so by killing other jobs. Is that really what Americans want?
Banking Lessons From Sweden
What can global policymakers learn from the Swedish financial crisis of the early 1990s?
What Obama Should Do About Latin America
He should appoint a bipartisan panel to recommend how the U.S. can promote positive reforms and democratic cooperation.
Baltimore Confidential
Peter Moskos takes us inside Charm City’s hellish eastern district and explains why some cops hate the drug war.
The Problem With a ‘Cap-and-Trade’ System
It will be very costly, but probably ineffective as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The G-20 Summit Was a Failure
Global financial markets want an immediate, bold, and coordinated policy response. G-20 members did not provide it.
What the Election Numbers Tell Us
Did the 2008 election signal a realignment of the national political map? And is there any good news for Republicans?
Fighting Fake Drugs in India
Recently approved legislation should help India in its battle against substandard pharmaceutical products.
Stop the Green Carjacking
Will environmentalists be permitted to transform the Detroit bailout? If so, automakers and taxpayers will suffer.
Don’t Bail Out the Big Three
The U.S. auto industry needs a shakeout, not a bailout. What we are witnessing is an attempted shakedown.
Don’t Block Foreign Investment in Soccer Clubs
The FIFA president should focus on tweaking ownership guidelines rather than on curbing all foreign investment.