Commentary / World Jul 22, 2018
Beijing invents a different way to run an economy
The nation has avoided a recession for a quarter-century. Few countries can make the same claim.
Commentary / World Jul 16, 2018
Robots will make life grim for the working class
Cheap technology will sweep away lots of jobs. That's an argument for a better safety net.
Commentary / World Apr 6, 2018
Social media looks like the new opiate of the masses
Researchers have found some troubling parallels with addictive drugs.
Commentary / Japan Apr 1, 2018
Abenomics starts looking a lot like Reaganomics
Explaining Japan's economy to Western audiences is hard.
Commentary / World Mar 6, 2018
Will Trump rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Let's hope so
Reentering the trade agreement could make the U.S. a winner.
Commentary / World Mar 5, 2018
What Trump's trade guru doesn't get about economics
Promoting U.S. trade hawk Peter Navarro to the office of assistant to the president would not be good for growth.
Commentary / Japan Feb 16, 2018
Abe keeps the right person to run the Bank of Japan
Abenomics required an end to timid monetary policy. Haruhiko Kuroda is providing it.
Commentary / World Feb 12, 2018
Trump's chain-immigration plan takes direct aim at Asians
Asian immigrants thrive in America, but fewer would come if they couldn't bring family members.
Commentary / World Dec 16, 2017
Nurture as important as nature for success
The world would be a better, richer, more equal place with less emphasis on natural talent and more on humans' potential to improve.
Commentary / World Nov 20, 2017
The robot revolution is still coming
The robot revolution is coming, but will it amount to much?