Analysis & Opinion
Podcast: Smart drones, disgruntled pilots
Drones linger over battlefields all over the world, and over places that don’t realize that they’re battlefields until the Hellfire missiles strike.
Trying to out-Trump Trump? That way madness lies.
Trump didn't create the conservative movement. The conservative movement created him.
Steps Congress must take to ensure true freedom
Fifty years after passage of the Voting Rights Act, Congress seems tone deaf to the battle cry of a new generation of disaffected Americans.
The U.S. picked the wrong ally in the fight against Islamic State
Erdogan, Turkey’s embattled and volatile leader, looks far less interested in combating Islamic State than in reclaiming his power at home.
Oil price slide complicates life for central banks
Brent is back down at $50 a barrel. Bond prices show this is eroding investor confidence that inflation will pick up. Central banks usually ignore the temporary impact of commodity price swings, but can’t afford to be complacent with inflation and policy rates already so low.
What everyone with a Top Secret security clearance knows – or should know
The key issue in play with Hillary Clinton is that it is a violation of national security to maintain classified information on an unclassified system.
Euro zone doesn’t need political union
The Greek crisis has triggered renewed calls for a euro zone government, budget and parliament. But such a political union isn’t needed, desirable or achievable. Instead, the euro zone needs more market-based solutions to thrive.
Asia’s sly austerity makes debt challenge worse
The region’s companies and households are nursing a debt hangover. Blame China’s credit binge and cheap Western money. But tight fiscal policies are pushing the region in the wrong direction by worsening an economic slowdown. It’s time for governments to loosen the purse strings.
Shire M&A machine stumbles on $30 bln Baxalta bid
The onetime Irish target for AbbVie is planning a mega-deal of its own. Unlike the previous combination, Shire’s Baxalta purchase has industrial logic as well as tax benefits. Shareholders, though, might have preferred being bought out to assuming all the risks of a takeover.THE LATEST
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Steps Congress must take to ensure true freedom
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Podcast: Smart drones, disgruntled pilots
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The U.S. picked the wrong ally in the fight against Islamic State
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Disney could use Time Warner cord-cutting tips
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Best chapter in Pearson breakup story yet to come
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