The polling data tell us that the election was mostly about the economy. Now that we’re through election season, more attention will surely be devoted to what research sh...
A note to Europe’s leaders: When it comes to sending sufficient aid to help Ukraine end Russia’s invasion, if not now, when?
In October, I visited and wrote about a criti...
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the two billionaires tasked by President-elect Donald Trump to find ways to make government more efficient, have hit upon one good idea: en...
Defeated Democrats are looking for new ways forward, and one of their most articulate leaders is Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut. They should be “an aggressively economi...
After making immigration reform a focus of his campaign, Donald Trump, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” promised to end birthright citizenship, calling the conc...
The politics surrounding Nippon Steel Corp.’s controversial bid for United States Steel Corp. evidently haven’t improved since November’s election. Here’s what else hasn’...
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The $1.8 trillion federal budget deficit in the fiscal year that ended in September was the third biggest ever in dollar terms, trailing only the pandemic deficits of the...
Artificial intelligence is increasingly finding its way into decisions that once were purely human, like whether or not to buy a sweater. This year, more than ever, smart...
President Joe Biden wants Medicare and Medicaid to cover weight loss drugs, a proposal that would expand access to the costly but life-changing medications for millions o...