Robber barons and mega-corporations own or partly own today's important/impactful news outlets. This makes financial sense to ...

From where we sit, the only thing to fear are those who seek to encourage our fear with lies and false dangers and who seek ...

The frenzy of the gift-giving season is over. Children have received their toys. Billionaires, too. Do you remember that old ...

The great thing about fashion is the self-validation. You assert your individuality by doing what everybody else does.

The frenzy of the gift-giving season is over. Children have received their toys. Billionaires, too. Do you remember that old ...

I just finished Ken Burns' documentary series, "The American Revolution," and I have to agree with his assessment that our ...

Affordability is a fuzzy term that can mean whatever feels true. Telling people to stop complaining and be happy with their ...

Lou Gerstner IBM’s iconic former CEO passed away last weekend at 83 years of age. He will be remembered for generations for ...

Political thinking in West Virginia increasingly implies that poverty can be reduced if the wealthy had additional freedom to put more West Virginians to work and have them work harder. Consistent ...

HNY2026. Perhaps a ‘taste of their own medicine’ delivered by Trump’s USA to Nigeria’s terrorists/ bandits and extremists among Fulani herders, allowed Nigerians a nearly peaceful Happy New Year ...

How Putin, early in his presidency, tried to destroy Russia’s richest man. First published in 2003.