Our economy has driven off a cliff and most Americans have to be wondering how it happened. How did we go from a nation of growing 401(k)s to the financial abyss so fast...
WASHINGTON — Arne Duncan has an opportunity to do more for a generation of youngsters than any education secretary in history, and my strong sense is that he is going to...
"We are the ones we've been waiting for," Barack Obama proclaimed many times during the campaign. He and his throngs of supporters preened in the glow of their own right...
WASHINGTON — Nobody knows.
If the keyboard allowed, I'd type those words in squiggly lines for full effect. Whether talking to a Ouija Board, a Magic Eight Ball, an econ...
Since the beginning of the year, the stock market has fallen about 20 percent — about half that drop coming since the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Yes, the ec...
Twenty-five years after 1984, Doublespeak lives. Last week, President Obama released "A New Era of Responsibility: Renewing America's Promise" — a 10-year, $3.55 trillio...
How should Republicans respond to Obamanomics?
Because of the breathtaking speed and size of the new president's proposals, critics have yet to coalesce around any clear...
WASHINGTON — As if the problems in the U.S. and world economies were not enough of a challenge in themselves, the young Obama administration also is being called on to f...
"Nationalization" is not a concept that many Americans find appealing, which may explain why the government's attempts to clean up the mess in the financial sector seem ...
Government health care advocates used to sing the praises of Britain's National Health Service (NHS). That's until its poor delivery of health care services became known...
