Now should be among the best of times to find a job. So why are so many Americans still not working? The answer might have something to do with the way employers hire. Demand for workers looks as strong as it has ever been. The US job openings rate stood at 4 percent in July, matching the highest point on …

If polls are correct, Angela Merkel is on track to win a record fourth term as German chancellor on September 24. The temptation, after such a long run of electoral success, is to keep the formula unchanged and carry on giving the voters what they want. The trouble is, what makes sense for Germany and its people isn’t quite what’s …

The Republicans are making yet another run at repealing Obamacare, this time with a bill sponsored by Republican senators Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, and Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana. While this legislation doesn’t seem workable in its current form, as the old saying about Richard Wagner’s music goes, the bill is in some respects “better than it sounds.” Think of …