At Last, Accepting Some Clues From Across the Pond
By Joe Conason —
We suddenly seem willing to consider sensible ideas that were always deemed unthinkable. Soon we may be mature enough to observe how other developed countries address problems that have baffled us for generations.


Government’s Long Night May Be Ending
By E.J. Dionne —
Obama’s message was plain: The era of bashing government is over. So, too, is the folklore of a marketplace capable of producing abundance without regulation, oversight or public intervention.