| Jan 15, 2014 | Economy / BusinessIt seems like almost every week brings news about Wall Street’s latest sins. “JPMorgan Is Penalized $2 Billion Over Madoff,” blared one recent New York Times headline, when the paper explained that Bernie Madoff, the infamous Ponzi scheme con artist,...
| Nov 13, 2013 | Economy / BusinessSometimes, a news story can be so crammed with irony that it boggles the mind. Consider just the headline on one such story that ran recently in my town’s daily paper: “Man gets 10 years for defrauding banks.” That just screams for a rewrite,...
| Sep 4, 2013 | Peace / SecurityAttorney General Eric Holder’s recent announcement that the federal government wouldn’t challenge Colorado and Washington state’s ability to implement a legal regulatory system for adult recreational marijuana use marked a tremendous political...