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With Britain set to leave the European Union in the next few years, pressure will mount on Germany to keep up its economic-leadership role in Europe. The country appears up to the task, especially given the labor-market reforms of a decade ago that boosted employment to unusual highs (for Europe). Read more

A penny saved is a penny earned. This should be the motto of regulatory reform. Read more

In this age of ‘post-truth politics’ (which, by the way, must be one of the greatest tautologies of all time) I guess all truths can be relative. North Korea is magnificent because Gareth Morgan told us so. Read more

Stephen Jennings’s recent speech to a New Zealand Initiative audience (NBR, July 22) was a wake-up call to Kiwis. It had discordant and harmonious notes. Read more

I have a confession to make…I may be an illegal alien in Wellington. I never got official permission to move here. Read more

Some New Zealanders might have trouble grasping international affairs without the domestic spin, so here it is. Donald Trump is Winston Peters with money. Read more

Before making an important decision it is a good idea to take a deep breath and count to ten. Policy decisions should be the same. Read more