Why are students of American history having a dèja-vu over Barbara Bush?

Does George W. Bush’s proposed tax cut really favor the rich? Here’s catalogued proof that it does.

In which country can a man from an ordinary background become his country’s leader?

A billion here and a billion there — and soon you’re talking about some real money.

Is Japan’s concern about the digital divide really a ploy to jump-start its languishing?

Are Silicon Valley millionaires adopting the methods of Russian oligarchs to further their businesses?

Will the global economy have the same ending as a Stephen King plot?

Is it a harmless card game — or a device to launch Japan’s cultural re-emergence?

Where does the Japanese economy stand at the dawn of the new millennium?

What is the state of France at the turn of the new century?