As the presidential campaigns sink to the challenge of demonstrating that there is no such thing as rock bottom, remember this: When the Clintons decamped from Washington in January 2001, they took some White House furnishings that were public property. They also finished accepting more than $190,000 in gifts, including two coffee tables and two chairs, a $7,375 gratuity …

  Like other big contractors, American space companies have long expected some friendly support from their government. And Uncle Sam has usually been more than happy to help. Sometimes, though, government help causes more harm than good. Since 2005, U.S. satellite manufacturers have been prohibited from hiring India’s space agency to launch their equipment. Private American launch companies, such as …

  After years of talks and a week or two of comic opera, Canada and the European Union stifled resistance from Wallonia — the French-speaking part of Belgium — and signed their Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. It was a good result, though with disturbing implications. CETA is a new kind of free-trade agreement. Going far beyond the elimination of …