According to the top stories in both the New York Times and Washington Post this morning, somebody in the CIA has leaked that Mohammed bin S...

On many Mondays I indulge in taking Robert J. Samuelson to task after his regular Washington Post column of the day.  Today he was almost ri...

After failing to show up at a major American cemetery in France at least our president did not add to his shame by failing to show up for th...

In any society not in a state of civil war, shame is a powerful force, perhaps the most powerful.  Individuals or organizations caught cheat...

"In a Wednesday morning note to investors entitled "It's always a party, regardless of party," Jefferies investment analy...

Initiative 1631, which would have created a carbon tax in Washington State, lost by almost 12% of the vote this week.  Commentators on all s...

A curious coincidence is that the US midterm elections happened one day after the US reimposed its second round of illegal economic sanction...

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It is Robert J. Samuelson doing his usual schtick, albeit with some recognition of other issues, such as global warming and immigration.  Bu...

Three weeks ago, in response to the IPCC report warning that CO 2  emissions had to be reduced to 45% of their 2010 levels by 2030 to avoid ...

The  average tax rate in Venezuela is 25%. The average tax rate in the US is 26%.  Sorry, Trump, this is yet another lie by Trump, but what ...

I made a mistake. And it's a good thing. Following up on my Running on Empty post, I wanted to give a more finely-grained analysis of...

A little over a year ago, Robert Watson, former chair of the IPCC, and two co-authors published a report titled " The Economic Case for...

It is long  viewed that what the electoral populace thinks of the state of the economy is an important factor in how they vote and electoral...

Why is the Council of Economic Advisers producing party political propaganda for the GOP? As many folks have pointed out, the "report...