Oil markets are often as much about politics as economics, and predicting future political twists and turns should be done with care. (Illustration by Ted McGrath | OPED by Michael Levi)
April 18, 2013
April 15, 2013
As a physician, I am glad for the mobile health-monitoring applications that allow me to help my patients sleep better, exercise better and eat better. Yet I was a little offended when I learned of a new wristband monitor that prods doctors to wash their hands when they enter a patient’s room. (Illustration by Paul Windle | OPED by Ford Vox)
April 15, 2013
Although H7N9 remains cause for worry, the truly global response, this time with China taking the lead, should be a source of comfort. (Editorial on Bloomberg View)
April 12, 2013
North Koreans should not be subjected to syrupy propaganda and anti-communist harangues. They should be exposed to the modern world, with all its complexity and uncertainty. (Illustration by Michael Willis | OPED by Andrei Lankov)
April 11, 2013
From time to time, newspapers shower readers with predictions of a looming mass starvation in North Korea, usually in springtime. The predictions come every year, but famine does not. (Illustration by Michael Willis | OPED by Andrei Lankov)
April 10, 2013
To an outside observer, the behavior of the North Korean leadership often appears short- sighted and irrational. There seems to be a tested and easy way out of their predicament — the path of Chinese-style economic reforms. (Illustration by Michael Willis | OPED by Andrei Lankov)
April 09, 2013
The housing recovery now under way creates a perfect opportunity to plan for the future of U.S. mortgage markets. (Editorial on Bloomberg View)
April 05, 2013
Executives of the largest U.S. banks warn that efforts to make the financial system safer will harm their global competitiveness. They conjure a world in which foreign institutions, supported by government subsidies, dominate the business of providing banking services to multinational corporations. (Illustration by Jay Wright | OPED by Joshua Rosner)
April 01, 2013
As Americans press politicians to come to the vital center on guns, they should do the same on wildlife issues and hunting. (Illustration by Nicholas Weltyk | OPED by Wayne Pacelle)
March 29, 2013
Before China’s cyberoffensive, U.S. companies could legitimately argue that they, and America, would be enriched by technological engagement. The new security threats, however, now trump any plausible economic benefits. (Illustration by Martin Cole | OPED by Alan Tonelson)
March 29, 2013
The BRICS don’t need their own development bank. What they need is to pool their influence with that of other big and fast-growing nations so that existing development institutions aren’t run for the sole convenience of the U.S. and Europe. (Editorial on Bloomberg View)
March 27, 2013
Support for same-sex marriage has come from politicians, elected officials, professional athletes and the thousands gathered outside its doors this week. Opposition, though declining, is also passionate. (Editorial on Bloomberg View)
March 27, 2013
Of the seven varieties of deflation, five are already at work in the U.S. economy. (Illustration by Stephen Cheetham | OPED by A. Gary Shilling)
March 26, 2013
There is an important distinction between good deflation caused by excess supply and bad deflation created by deficient demand. (Illustration by Stephen Cheetham | Column by A Gary Shilling)
March 26, 2013
