Opinion

Nearly nine out of 10 Americans skipped President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. According to Nielsen, only 31.7 million tuned in on Jan. 20 -the second lowest viewership attracted by the event in 15 years. Yet it’s safe to assume that many, if not most, world leaders were quite curious to hear what…

Conservatives have great recipes for addressing poverty. But for those living in impoverished communities to become believers in those recipes we need more chefs – people and organizations in such neighborhoods living out the principles that work. That’s how one of the country’s leading experts on urban renewal described the need for more entrepreneurial strategies…

The majority of newly elected members of Congress are men and women who ran and won in direct opposition to President Obama’s policies. But there is more to their victory than a triumph over liberal policies. The 2014 election also represents a repudiation of an attitude and style of governance that has become entrenched in…

The passing of King Abdullah and ascension to the throne of Crown Prince Salman has proceeded smoothly at a time when the Saudi kingdom faces growing challenges at home and abroad. King Abdullah, 90, compiled a record as a relatively liberal reformer who helped modernize the kingdom, reform its educational system and somewhat expand opportunities…

In his State of the Union address, President Obama argued we need government policies to build “the most competitive economy anywhere.”  He’s wrong.  We need the government to leave the private sector alone so that it can build the most competitive economy anywhere. The president and his supporters don’t want to admit it, but the…

Greece’s elections have elevated Syriza, a leftist party committed to higher government spending for its constituents and less cooperation with the rest of Europe. Syriza and its governing coalition might be willing to risk wrecking the Greek economy if Europe does not agree to make a large wealth transfer (in some form or another) from…