One year after receiving a $150 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund and European Union, Greece is back at the public trough asking European taxpayers for another bailout package.

President Obama seems eager for people to know he feels aggrieved. The president has always had the gift of self-pity and blame-shifting. If you hate the job, don't run.

Having good services cannot make up for delivering difficult but necessary budget decisions, especially if our goal is public good.

America's version of capitalism has been much more dynamic than Europe's. Why don't Obama and Romney debate that?

When the G8 major economies convened at Camp David last weekend, the continuing crisis of the euro, common currency of 17 European Union (EU) members, dominated the economic discussions. The agonies of Greece, badly divided in recent parliamentary elections, and forced to vote again on 17 June, were at the forefront.

The exposure of the European banks to the sovereign debt of certain European countries has intensified the current financial crisis in Europe. As a byproduct of this crisis (and to a degree, S&P’s downgrade of United States debt during the past summer), government officials in Europe were unhappy with the judgments of the markets about the creditworthiness of some governments.

I learned to appreciate the American free enterprise system by quitting a job in Spain.At age 19, I dropped out of school to pursue a career as a French horn player. After a few twists and turns, I wound up in the Barcelona Symphony, which was a Spanish...