Business schools are growing like weeds in the nation’s universities, many of them endowed by the smart, the clever, and the innovative upon whom capitalism has not merely smiled, but laughed out loud.
Are fossil fuels like oil and natural gas the energy of the past?
Tony Soprano is back, in the media if not in prime time. In the year of the Superhero, the anti-hero is old news, but the ghost of the mob boss of “The Sopranos,” the end of the ‘90s blockbuster, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the premiere. “The Sopranos” was a true cultural and political icon, and Tony has been summoned from the grave to talk about what he would think about Donald Trump as the president.
Rep. Steve King from Iowa has become a pariah on Capitol Hill, distanced by Democrats and his own party Republicans alike for wondering aloud, during an interview with The New York Times, this question: “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive? Why did I sit in classes teaching me about the merits of our history and our civilization?”
More than 109 lobbyists and 39 Democratic members of Congress attended a “winter retreat” last weekend in Puerto Rico, ostensibly to help raise funds for damage caused by hurricane Maria in 2017, reports Fox News. The fun in the sun was enhanced by a limited run of the Broadway hit “Hamilton,” starring its creator, lead actor, and Democratic partisan, Lin-Manuel Miranda.
What are Donald Trump’s chances for re-election in 2020?
Last month, Amnesty International released a new report that outlined the costs of a dangerous and often deadly cycle of violence occurring in Nigeria’s Middle Belt region between Christian farmers and Muslim herders — 3,600 people have been killed in the past 3 years, with 2018 being the worst year on record so far.
The national security talking head and op-ed circuit these days is full of “clucking” about how we can recover lost ground from the Russians and Chinese in the post-Cold War competition of world powers. Not surprisingly perhaps, there is little discussion of how we got ourselves into this mess — this because many of the op-ed authors and talking heads were complicit in our great power demise.
Last weekend, The New York Times reported that senior FBI officials were so concerned about whatever President Donald Trump’s true motivation for firing FBI Director James Comey was that they immediately initiated a counterintelligence investigation of the president himself.
Nancy Pelosi may brawl. She may even draw blood. But Donald Trump makes us laugh. And in the end, the race goes to the most inspiring.
Families and trust -- the emotional kind as well as the financial one -- are central to Kathy Wang's first novel, "Family Trust."
With the federal government shutdown now approaching a month in length, I know federal workers are beginning to feel the financial pinch, and for their sake hope the impasse is resolved sooner rather than later.
The House of Representatives has voted, nearly unanimously, to condemn remarks made by Iowa congressman Steve King. The long-time Republican congressman, in an interview with The New York Times, asked a rhetorical question: "White nationalist, white supremacist when did that become offensive?" The correct answer is "a long time ago." Rep. King's remarks set off a firestorm, including calls to resign from powerful members of his own party.
Is there is a border crisis? Who are we to believe — politicians or our own eyes? Our neighbor lost two children to the fentanyl that comes through the southern border. Drugs, gangs, potential terrorists and human traffickers penetrate the border as easily as do families. Our inability to screen immigrants also exposes us to pathogens like tuberculosis. The porosity of the border is confirmed by felons who have been deported multiple times. Yet another "caravan" is forming, and identifying vests worn by its spokesmen prove it to be an organized, not a spontaneous event. Yes, there is a crisis.
The costs to keep him alive have been prohibitive, and taken its toll on his family. Bowie qualified for government disability payments, but that didn't come close to helping pay his medical bills. So Bowie went to his union -- the Major League Baseball Players Association -- for help. There was none.
Much has been written about the brittle nature of the Iranian regime, which clings to power only through murder, repression and deceit.
Republicans had two years of total control of Congress in which to pass provisions to tighten the border, in line with President Donald Trump's agenda and campaign promises. They didn't. They failed. Now? They're finally coming together on this shutdown and standing strong.
Every now and then, the tables are reversed, the script is flipped, and an athlete has leverage on the system.
On a recent trip to Montreal, I was disturbed by a billboard that greeted me just outside the city's main train station: an ad for Huawei, the "controversial" Chinese technology company.
