By Petrarch May 15, 8:10 AM
Any financial adviser will tell you to keep two months' salary in the bank in case of an unforeseen disaster. Shouldn't the country?
By Petrarch May 2, 10:58 AM
Hillary and Obama might just as well walk down the street throwing rocks into people's living rooms.
By Will Offensicht May 1, 12:28 PM
The NSF was chartered to fund basic scientific research, it was not chartered to extend affirmative action to the sciences.
By Petrarch Apr 30, 9:51 AM
More people expect to see E.T. round the corner than their Social Security check in the mailbox 40 years from now.
By Hobbes Apr 21, 12:50 PM
For the stated purpose of reviving our economy, this is nothing more than an exercise in silliness.
By Petrarch Apr 17, 9:29 AM
Many religious leaders and, more sporadically, the government have tried for a long time to stem the tide of divorce, without any success. Maybe it's time to let private industry, and the Invisible Hand, have a go at it.
By Demosthenes Apr 14, 9:53 AM
If you aren't quite sure just what you want, they can't really help.
By Petrarch Apr 10, 9:50 AM
So four out of five Americans think we are heading in the wrong direction as a country?
By Petrarch Mar 27, 3:54 PM
"It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."
By Will Offensicht Mar 25, 8:30 AM
If Microsoft ends up actually paying the fines which have been assessed by the EU Anti-Competition bureaucracy, it will make a bigger contribution to the EU budget than many member countries.
By Bastiat Mar 17, 3:13 PM
Like all corporate taxes, the cost of import duties will simply be passed on to the consumer.
By Petrarch Mar 10, 9:51 AM
Why would we even think about raising our already-high corporate taxes?
By Petrarch Mar 4, 9:42 AM
When politicians start looking at corporations with a greedy eye, it may sound appealing - but it's your pocket they'll be picking.
By Von Hayek Feb 26, 9:16 AM
When the first question of a financial decision for consumers is, "What's the tax write-off?" something is badly wrong.
By Fennoman Feb 21, 8:28 AM
A few men and a few privately held companies have significant power over our economy.