We live in parallel universes. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is said to have a healthy concern about deflation. McDonald’s franchisees, on the other …

A handful of reports last week suggested that the Obama administration had moved to delay the health law’s individual mandate — the penalty the …

While the world has evolved over the centuries, human emotions have remained the same — happiness, sadness, jealousy, greed, fear. The ruling class and …

From the Tongue-in-Cheek Department of Spy Briefing Books… Washington, D.C. — Jeff Incast, a Democratic representative from California, has tabled a bill that would …

A common argument made in favor of government-financed health care is that it is inherently cheaper than a private system. Strangely, however, the people …

You didn’t want to be the guy chosen to tell Stalin that the wheat crop failed or the production quotas on trucks and cars …

The online Internet exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act are up and running. OK, they’re up. Uhh, OK, some of them are sort …

From the Tongue-in-Cheek Department of Spy Briefing Books… Washington, D.C. — The complex negotiations aimed at bringing a long-term solution to the federal government’s …

A growing consensus of IT experts, outside and inside the government, have figured out a principal reason why the website for Obamacare’s federally sponsored …

I’ve just spent a harrowing weekend reflecting on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, the pamphlet that came out in January 1776 and turned the public …

There’s plenty of gushing about the Janet Yellen appointment as Federal Reserve Chairman. Yale economist Robert Shiller says she’s “a real mensch.” Greg Mankiw …

2013 represents another turning point in the demise of the American Empire. If you view it in economic (rather than ethical or moral) terms, …

Friday was day four of the U.S. government shutdown. And what does a former government insider have to say about that? Plenty. In fact, …

From the Tongue-in-Cheek Department of Spy Briefing Books… Washington, D.C. –– A tragedy is brewing in the United States. Within a decade, the country …

It was a wild ride last week in the world of the Deep Web, that section of the Internet that requires special tools to …

“Dad, I’ve got to do something,” begins a panicky letter from one of the children. “When I changed my job status, I lost my …

Want to know just how invasive the state is going to get in the United States? Well, take a look across the pond. In …

For the life of me, I just don’t get conservatives. They profess to love free enterprise and free markets and they say they hate …

“This only works if young people show up,” said Bill Clinton the other day. He was explaining Obamacare. On the surface, that’s an odd …

A tense drama unfolded this week with the virtual shutdown of vital government agencies: the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, …

Three months after Edward Snowden’s leaks began to reveal the extent of the U.S.’ mass surveillance program, “serious people” are beginning to make the …

The other night, I tuned into The Flaw, a 2011 documentary about the 2008 financial crash. While telling the crash story, the movie flashes …

My community in the Deep South prides itself on friendship, community feeling, and an overall happy spirit. So it was a bit strange for …

In all likelihood, Republican efforts to defund Obamacare are toast — and sooner rather than later. It appears to be a fantasy that a …