The Age of Obama

Think of this as Volume 18, Number 25 of the newsletter I have written weekly since March, 1997. Enjoy. The...

Even a draw at this point would be unparalleled success for a President in Barack Obama's position.

The transformation President Obama has begun in world markets, aimed ultimately at addressing the most potent threat to our survival...

If we're to restore confidence in the great financial edifice, we need the equivalent of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation...

While Jefferson sought limited government, he also sought a limited society, and a limited economy. It's wonderful rhetoric, but it...

What comes through history first as tragedy can reappear, with the lesson learned, in the form of farce.

When historians ask how it was that a handful of people were able to control so much of the world...

Unless Americans are willing to put aside cynicism for action, unless we reject the false choices of the oligarchs, then...

What comes next will be a recession of opportunity, with enormous incentives for automation of all kinds, and with higher...

The cloud gold rush is the business story of the year. The largest tech companies are going to be spending...