The One Percent Solution A successful U. S. foreign policy cannot be carried out with barely one percent of the federal budget. The next president must end this dangerous charade

A House United Americans often think China's leadership is split between hard-finers moderates. It is not. The sooner Washington understands that Beijing is unified the better

Japan: A Setting Sun the Asian financial crisis had a side benefit: prodding the Japanese government to fix its economy. But as the sense of urgency eased so too did the momentum for change The Liberal Democratic Party never a true champion of reform now blocks deregulation from every angle. Wastrels public spending has created little but debt. the public's trust in its government is all but gone. Recovery would require Japan's politicians to give up the many benefits of the status quo which they will not do without a fight. So, Japan's reforms are stalled permanently. Its economy is Too