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Grassroots Economics

The IMF has become little more than an abettor of bad policymaking. To avoid the next meltdown, the IMF must become a global advocacy group. Diplospeak is out; punchy prose and clear policy recommendations are in.

Death Cometh for the Greenback

America’s debt is ballooning. Runaway inflation threatens our creditors. Faith in the almighty dollar is wavering. Soon a global reserve, complete with its own currency, will land the final blow against the dollar. But contrary to popular opinion,

Manchurian Paradox

The America-China symbiosis cannot be overstated. Beijing’s willingness to buy U.S. debt allowed us to live on credit, while our purchase of Chinese goods propelled their meteoric rise. But as the financial markets have soured, some in the United

Covering Your Assets

A second look at the threat of global financial annihilation.

The Bell Tolls for NATO

NATO is in a struggle for its life, and Afghanistan just may deliver the fatal blow.

Money, Money Everywhere. . . .

The dollar's international dominance, which underwrites our global economic leadership, can no longer be taken for granted.

Commentary

Curing What Ails Europe

Creating a fiscal union will cause more problems. Europe needs a different sort of medicine.

How the U.S. Will Pay for the Euro Crisis

Secretary Geithner is in Europe. He should be convincing Congress to act on the euro zone crisis before it's too late.

Five Great Misconceptions about the Euro Crisis

Americans are in denial. Europe's crisis is bigger and more far-reaching than Washington will admit.

Blogs

The Return of the German Problem

Having once ravaged Europe, Germany now has the chance to rescue it. Will it seize the opportunity? Or will it remain a captive of its dark history?

Europe's In Trouble Again

With debt crises, skyrocketing interest rates and immigration crackdowns, the prospect of a united Europe seems further away than ever.

Books & Reviews

America Under the Caesars

Anti-interventionists allege our leaders traded a strong, austere republic for a weak and sprawling empire predicated on a military might that could not match our own ambitions. This narrative negates real threats and real victories.

Eating Vichyssoise in Athens

Beyond the latest rows, institutional paralysis and financial incompetence, the scars of war have plainly not all been healed. Is there a deeper collapse of European self-confidence?

Terror In Extremis

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February 10, 2012