| Nov 29, 2010 | Economy / BusinessI can understand why people object to a nation running up big deficits when it’s already deeply in debt. Borrowing your way out of debt is counter-intuitive. Many economists think it’s economically sound, but it’s a hard sell. I can see, kind of, why...
| Nov 22, 2010 | Economy / BusinessWe have seen the future and it is grim. That glimpse of the road ahead arrived in the form of a preview of the Bowles-Simpson Commission’s report on the kinds of things government has to do (and not do) if we want to avoid economic doom. Things like giving up...
| Nov 15, 2010 | Environment / HealthAs pundits and politicians argue about what the GOP midterm election sweep means, there are growing and disturbing signs that America increasingly is moving (and voting) to retreat from our nation’s commitment to scientific research and knowledge. We’re “dumbing...
| Oct 25, 2010 | Environment / HealthPresident Barack Obama recently announced plans to modernize our crumbling roads, rails, and airports while providing jobs for the construction industry. While we certainly need to fix our nation’s transportation infrastructure, another crucial set of systems in...
| | Economy / BusinessI am one of those lucky Americans who won the genetic lottery. That is, I was born rich. And believe it or not, my family’s business success happened because of–not in spite of–our country’s progressive tax system. My great-grandfather, William...
