Magyar Meltdown
Being the son of an immigrant from Hungary, I can’t help but notice stories about that charming country with the notoriously difficult language. As it …
Augean Stables
Yet more scandals have surfaced about Democrats in Congress – you remember, the ones who ran on the solemn pledge to clean up corruption? And …
Hobbesian Hell
The Camorra is a crime syndicate, based in Naples, that has been around since the 18th century – making it one of the oldest such …
Cui Bono
Obama and his lackeys Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank continue their orgy of populist bashing of AIG for daring to honor pre-existing contracts awarding executive …
Stuffing the Box
As the Democrats continue their long march through our institutions, aiming to turn this country irreversibly Left, more news comes out. In a story that …
Treasury Junk Bonds
Amidst the grand hoopla that is the current election campaign, a recent report in the Financial Times of London (Jan. 11) went largely unnoticed in …
As Safe as Money in the Bank
Common in business ethics textbooks are case studies of unethical practices by for-profit corporations. Needless to say, the crimes and misdemeanors of the likes of …
The Business Terminator
When art imitates life, it’s unsurprising; but when life imitates art, it’s at least unusual. When Governor Schwarzenegger pitches his new healthcare scheme, he seems …
English Only
How oft we see the law of unintended consequences bite statists in their butts. A recent illustration is the brouhaha about English-only requirements on the …
The Magic Year for Social Security
On Jan. 1 of this year, the very first baby boomer- Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, the first baby born on Jan. 1, 1946 – turned 62 and …