Commentary / World Sep 21, 2022

Want a better IRS? Simplify the tax code

The biggest problem facing the IRS isn’t bad management or a lack of resources, but the metastasizing complexity of the tax rules it must administer.

Commentary / World Mar 15, 2019

Britain's next great Brexit mistake

A short delay before the U.K. leaves the EU won't work — Brexit should be canceled.

Commentary / World Jan 22, 2019

Where is the European Union's Brexit policy?

The U.K. has set a new standard for political paralysis — but the EU has little to boast about.

Commentary / World Mar 30, 2017

Leaving the EU doesn't have to be a disaster

A friendly parting between the U.K. and EU is still possible, and in both sides' best interests.

Commentary / World Mar 18, 2016

U.S. stance on Britain and the EU is hypocritical

U.S. President Barack Obama might at least pay the British the courtesy of understanding their distinctively American ideas about sovereignty.

Commentary / World Oct 27, 2015

Europe's messiah complex

Britain's debate over its membership of the European Union is bound to end badly because whatever U.K. voters decide, they'll come to regret it.

Commentary / World Sep 28, 2015

Climate and the Volkswagen scandal

But there are several scandals swirling around Volkswagen's emissions malfeasance, and the most important may be European governments' passion for diesel over gasoline.