China seems reluctant tomove decisively on the currency issue.

Our constitutional order is becoming markedly less competitive--making government less responsive and leaving critical sectors of our society less dynamic and free. To understand the sources of this trend and its importance, we need first to understand the nature, advantages, and challenges of competition itself.

The present breakthrough on China"s WTO accession, while not yet final, still smacks too much of political opportunism by leaders on both sides of the Pacific.

Over the next three years, President Barack Obama and his advisers will need to set a course for the reassertion of U.S. leadership in constructing a trans-Pacific vision.

If the U.S. government determines that temporary relief for the steel industry is necessary, it should opt for safeguards, rather than antidumping actions, against low-priced imports.

We are the world's only superpower, and that means setting objectives, communicating them, and carrying out plans to achieve them.

Essay review of five books on Cuba.