Senior U.S. Officials Targeted In Hacking Attempt
If you want to know what is going to happen next to your investments, the job and housing markets, and more generally to the economy, you may want to follow what is happening to the ideas of British economist John Maynard Keynes. Keynes argued that when economies are sputtering, the government must increase deficits, because its increased expenditures will stimulate the economy to better growth. But what happens when our leaders don't realize the economy is sputtering, and uncork the champagne early?
Given his ideological track record, I'm as surprised as the next guy to learn that Rand Paul now believes that certain people should be jailed for merely exercising their right to assemble under the Constitution of the United States.
President Obama should note that President Roosevelt's slamming the bankers and financiers -- beginning with his inaugural address and right up through his campaign for a second term -- did not destroy the country's banking system.
The European Central Bank is acting as if it can dictate terms to Greece, but Greece is a sovereign country. As U.S. banks found out, when someone owes you money and they can't pay it back, you are in as much trouble -- sometimes more -- as they are.
We could all ignore the reality that children 12 and under want to be on Facebook too, but the smarter and safer approach would be to acknowledge it and embrace it by creating a service optimized for them.
There's one large barrier still standing between China and the rest of the world: language.
Anyone who thought New York's role in the GOP presidential race ended with the termination of Trump's phony-baloney candidacy was obviously wrong.
Many drugs in the U.S. sell for hundreds of dollar per prescription and sometimes several thousand dollars per prescription. There is a simple reason for this: government-granted patent monopolies.
Six-pack abs seem borderline ridiculous. I decided to see what it would take for a guy like me who doesn't work out to get six-pack abs within a month.
Our sense of our own freedom results from our not paying close attention to what it is like to be ourselves in the world. The moment we do pay attention, we begin to see that free will is nowhere to be found, and our subjectivity is perfectly compatible with this truth.
In the interest on not endangering an economy that really doesn't need anything else to worry about, Congress should first raise the debt ceiling, then debate the budget. Right now the priorities are backwards.
Cordyceps sinensis, a traditional Chinese Medicine, is a fungus that has been historically used for over 2,000 years throughout China and Asia as part of treatment for a variety of conditions including many cancers.
Even in countries where the law clearly states that the public interest must be protected in large mergers, global trade agreements give corporations the upper hand, or at least give government authorities an excuse to ignore their own laws.
In the U.S., the continued prevalence of both a poorly educated underclass and a group of anti-modern, science-skeptical religious communities who reject equal opportunity for women makes us the "least developed" industrial society.
Right now, the United States has an addiction to foreign oil -- an addiction that is not only crippling our economy, but is also funneling hundreds of billions of dollars to foreign governments and corporations.
Whenever I'm trying to work through confusion over a situation comprised of extremes, I try to literally stop the spinning and -- usually through prayer and reflection -- ask myself five questions.
As the interim pastor of Peace Lutheran, I stay in Joplin only three days a week, commuting from my home in Kansas City, Mo. So I rode out the tornado in the motel basement. The motel was south of the storm's path.
How long before some savvy students let teachers know that they know what's going on -- and are willing to try their best if the teacher will agree to (fill in your own answer here)?
When I first visited artist Mark Steven Greenfield's studio a few years ago I felt as if I'd been dropped into a mine field loaded with taboo, political correctness, and liberal guilt.
The myth of American financial competence is underscored by the latest story of how Goldman Sachs lost 98% of a $1.3 billion investment by Libya's sovereign wealth fund. Wow, in Goldman Sachs We Trust!
When it works well, our higher education sector offers a wide range of choices to students who hope to build on their education in different ways. This is great American resource to be protected and cultivated.
Our global food system is broken. Sure, the supermarket shelves in some countries are piled high with affordable foods from around the globe. But take a closer look and it's not hard to see the cracks in the system.
Lillian made clear when she was younger that she didn't like us being in two houses. But since we knew we had to be in two houses, we tried to our best to make each of them home for her.
Hair should looked controlled but never done. This might seem to be an impossible challenge in the heat and humidity, but the solution is simple: Styles that incorporate the natural texture of your hair work best.
With the general "no banker left behind" program pursued by Tim Geithner under both George W. Bush and Obama, the theory was that saving the banks would save the country. The first part worked out brilliantly, but the second act never occurred.
There's an unspoken rule in corporate America for dads when it comes to parental leave policy or anything that hints at real work/family balance: use at your own career peril.
