April

Though unnerved by uncertainties about what Washington is offering, Americans are still demanding healthcare reform.If one little-discussed element of reform is missing, however, Americans will be surprised, and even distraught,…

One group of politicians is working to restrict patients’ choices in the guise of healthcare reform. They are striving to take away healthcare coverage from some 100 million Americans who…

Sometimes Washington reveals just how detached it is by transforming an issue that is settled in the public mind into a matter of great controversy and contention. Ask anyone here…

An old saw asserts that you can predict next year’s economic performance by knowing the number of Harvard Business School graduates opting for careers in finance – the more students entering…

In attacking the clean-energy legislation just passed by the House, Republicans make three critical errors for which they may well pay a political price.First, they confirm the potent role of…

Running through a European airport during a business trip a couple weeks ago, I picked up a British newspaper and was both delighted and saddened to learn that we are…

I was both fascinated and perplexed by a poll of Iranian voters described on the op-ed page of Monday’s Washington Post. Fascinated, because glimpses into Iranian public opinion are rare;…

To the chagrin of some friends, and even a few family members, I have long supported the creation of a Palestinian state that recognizes Israel’s right to exist as a…

Anyone who says a judge’s background and experiences do not influence his or her decisionmaking on the bench is either a fool or a liar.Contradicting the caricatures of judicial decisionmaking…

Every time some public official talks about a company that is too big to fail, The Past guffaws, knowing that in the relatively short history of business, and the somewhat…