| Jan 22, 2014 | Economy / BusinessDoes getting tipsy make it easier for you to bear President Barack Obama ‘s State of the Union addresses? Try taking a sip of beer, wine, or a mixed drink every time he says the words “tax” or “taxpayer” this time around. It’s not...
| Feb 6, 2012 | Environment / HealthFolks, I’ve got some good news and some bad news about the nation’s ever-elusive quest for a sound energy policy. The good news: Finally there’s some under-the-radar bipartisan consensus in Washington. The bad news: Both parties are dead wrong. This...
| Jan 30, 2012 | Economy / BusinessAmerica is becoming “a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by,” President Barack Obama declared during his State of the Union address. The numbers back him up. Executive compensation and...
| Feb 7, 2011 | Economy / BusinessAcross the country, state legislatures are grappling with billion-dollar deficits. The prevailing narrative among Republicans–and many Democrats–is cut, cut, cut. But in some of the nation’s most populous states, a few legislators are pushing back....
| | Economy / BusinessWhen you dance with the devil, never fool yourself into thinking that you’re leading. That would be my 50-cents-worth of advice to President Barack Obama as he remakes his presidency into a Clintonesque corporate enterprise. Following last fall’s...