Instead of spending every year squabbling over the budget, missing deadlines, and mugging for the cameras, why doesn't Congress pass a two-year budget, and spend the next year doing something else? Or stay home?
Texas has a biennial budget, with a...
The Examiner: Recession chugs on, except in government
First, the drop to 9.7 percent unemployment does not reflect the creation of new jobs that normally accompanies an economic recovery. The number of new jobs is actually declining.
Total nonfarm...
Econimist: Clueless in Washington
Neither the president nor Congress shows any sign of knowing how to tackle the deficit
In the medium term there are only two ways to bring the deficit back to a sustainable level—which means no more than 3% of...
When you boil the Iranian nuclear issue down, you find the question we have posed before. Do you want war with Iran or do you want to allow Iran to have nuclear weapons? A war with Iran could make Afghanistan and Iraq look like the WWF. Afghanistan...
Beer may be good for your bones
A cold brew has high levels of dietary silicon, analysis shows
If you downed one too many while watching the Super Bowl, here's at least one reason to hold your head high: Drinking beer can be good for your health....
