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 …

Stocks settled down recently. The Dow dropped 40 points. Either the market had already priced in “QE forever”… or investors are starting to wonder. …

A sixth-grader has been suspended for drawing an inappropriate picture. The drawing did not include any gun, but showed a checkpoint backed up by …

As much as I love technology, part of me hates being so dependent on a live wall plug wherever I go. You find yourself …

Every year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) adds to its short-term budget forecasts (10 years and 25 years) a long-term (75-year) outlook.The 2013 Long-term …

It has now been nearly two centuries since French political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville visited America and compared American democracy to the French variety. …

Mobsters shake down, say, a restaurant owner. They drink all the booze and eat all they want and pay nothing. They rob the cash …

A new assessment of state pension obligations suggests the problem is even worse than it already appears. How much worse? EMPTY COOKIE JAR: Pension …

I was at the Canadian border, headed toward the freedom that exists a few feet beyond the last security check. I was gently waved …

I have come to the point that I cannot believe a thing President Obama says. That’s not quite the same as saying I don’t …

Our “Crash Alert” flag warns of a crash in U.S. stocks. Readers are advised to proceed with caution. But since the start of September, …

Fort Meade, MD – The United States, the least unfree country on Earth, is fighting a major invasion of the Blueshirts. The most visible …

Sometimes, the news of the day causes me to say, “Huh?” The New York Times revelations last month about NSA programs and activities to …