It says something about this new global economy that USA Today now reports every morning on the day's events in Asian markets.

Blaming speculators as a response to financial crisis goes back at least to the Greeks. It's almost always the wrong response.

There are idiots. Look around.

It certainly was difficult to sell NAFTA because it's always difficult to sell open markets.

There are children who are working in textile businesses in Asia who would be prostitutes on the streets if they did not have those jobs

I promise you that there are a lot of people involved in various kinds of retail activities who think they have a crucial role in the economy, and they're right.

A good rule of thumb for many things in life holds that things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then happen faster than you thought they could.