Spending Caps, Medicare And Magical Thinking
Want to know why caps on federal spending will never work? Just take a look at the proposed Medicare vouchers that are included in the House-passed 2012 budget framework.
Howard Gleckman, ContributorWant to know why caps on federal spending will never work? Just take a look at the proposed Medicare vouchers that are included in the House-passed 2012 budget framework.
Howard Gleckman, ContributorTo get an edge in the crowded ferociously competitive hedge fund world you an advantage; sources who will tip you before deals, or earnings or other material substantive matters become publicly available. It's always been that way- and it always will-- a game of trying to outwit the cops, the [...] read »
Recently, a reporter asked how I could be so optimistic about innovation, entrepreneurism and the American Dream when our political leaders do so little to support a national innovation strategy. I responded that I had to be optimistic, because the alternative – an America that is in perpetual decline – is unacceptable. read »
Can you remember the last time you stayed up late watching a movie while you should have been asleep? You weren’t wasting your time. In fact; you may have gained some insights into managing your portfolio. In case you missed them, here are 10 kernels of wisdom from Hollywood classics. 10. [...] read »
Tom Friedman's column in today's New York Times, "Bad Bargains," points to Saudi money as the source of funds that built Osama bin Laden's villa in Pakistan. Friedman concludes that the arrangement that the U.S. has with the Saudi ruling regime has to change because it allows the conservative Wahhabi religious sect "to control the country's religious mores, mosques and education system." read »
VideoYou will recall that in April, President Obama delivered a speech in which he blasted Paul Ryan’s Path to Prosperity and proposed his own, much vaguer, alternative. Andrew Stiles of National Review points us to this video from the MacIver Institute, a free-market think tank based in Wisconsin, in which [...] read »
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As the world shrugs off the death of Osama Bin Laden at the hand of U.S. Navy Seal Team 6, new details have surfaced as to how he lived and died in the Abbottabad compound. A new video of the interior of the compound has been released, along with allegations that Bin Laden’s youngest son escaped the raid, as there remains a person unaccounted for. Finally, the U.S. is still trying to gain access to Bin Laden’s three wives, currently held by Pakistani authorities. read »
During a Congressional hearing today about how much privacy you deserve when it comes to your smartphone, senators made clear that they were uncomfortable with the sensitive location and personal data that iPhone and Android phones are collecting and to whom that data gets passed along. read »