"The weak economic recovery in the U.S. and the even weaker performance in much of Europe have renewed calls for ending budget austerity and returning to larger fiscal deficits... If austerity is so terrible, how come Germany and Sweden have done so well?"Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal

"The way for the U.S. government to earn back a AAA rating is to enact a meaningful medium- and long-term plan for addressing the nation's fiscal problems."Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal

"The euro was a noble experiment, but it has failed. Instead of wasting more money on expanding the system's scope and developing ever larger rescue funds, it would be better for the EU and others to think about how best to revert to a system of individual currencies."Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal

"Reductions in the long-term path of entitlement outlays have to be central, with increases in ages of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare a part of any solution."Read Full Article From The Wall Street Journal