India’s New Budget Aims to Boost Growth

NEW DELHI — India’s finance minister, Arun Jaitley, unveiled the first full-year budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Saturday, promising to boost growth with a major increase in…

‘Moneyball’ for government

We have sparred privately and publicly on a range of issues on any number of occasions. But on this one, we both agree: government shouldand canplay “Moneyball.” “Moneyball for Government”…

Weimar on the Aegean

Try to talk about the policies we need in a depressed world economy, and someone is sure to counter with the specter of Weimar Germany, supposedly an object lesson in…

Kasich heads to South Carolina

The visit to South Carolina next Wednesday, and West Virginia the following day, will focus on Kasich’s push for a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget, according to a…

The problem with Obama’s budget

The $4 trillion budget President Barack Obama sent Congress on Monday is his blueprint for reviving “middle class opportunity.” Liberals are thrilled by the redistributive thrust of the president’s budgetit…