May 11, 2012

Signs of a slowing economy and recent political upheavals in China add urgency to questions of how much control the state should exert, in business and in the lives of citizens.

There is a quiet realization that American factories need subsidies to survive globally — especially to compete with Asian and European companies that routinely receive government assistance.

Against the backdrop of President Obama’s same-sex marriage endorsement, Mitt Romney faced fallout over allegations that he had once taunted a classmate who later came out as gay.

Doug O’Neill’s Kentucky Derby victory places him — and his troubled record — center stage at a time when thoroughbred racing faces calls for federal regulation.

Rebekah Brooks’s appearance on Friday before an inquiry into press ethics offered a glimpse into the relationship between political power and the press in Britain.