The States: As California enters a second decade of decline, its old-new Gov. Jerry Brown has a plan for its revival: A 7% rise in government spending, with a tax hike to match. This is innovative thinking? To call Brown's latest plan foolish does a diss

National Security: Portrayed as just a shuffling of priorities, the president's defense cuts reduce our two-war strategy to maybe one war and cross your fingers. Champagne corks are popping from Beijing to Tehran. Imagine a scenario in the not-too-distan

Lending: Bank of America repeatedly caved in to race bullies and still got sued for racism. Now it's paying them off with another $335 million. Have banks finally learned? Sadly, no. Judging from the scores of banks settling trumped-up race-bias claims,

Constitution: President Obama's nonrecess "recess appointments" can't be excused as over-the-top electioneering. This president has crossed over from socialistic extremism into lawlessness and, perhaps, impeachability. The U.S. Constitution established a

Wealth: A World Bank economist is trying to shame the U.S. for being home to one half of the world's richest people, the so-called 1%. In reality, it's the world that should be red-faced for not creating wealth as America does. Bank chief economist Brank

Election '12: The White House responded to the Republican Iowa results by claiming that no matter who won, the extremists were the victors. Does the administration really want to run for re-election on that theme? While the media were busy trying to tell

Defense: The administration announces a leaner version of our military involving the cutting of tens of thousands of ground troops as a leading defense contractor closes a major plant due to budget cuts. In an unusual appearance at the Pentagon on Thursd

Bankruptcy: News that Eastman Kodak may file for bankruptcy brought a flood of nostalgia for the venerable company. But Kodak's demise underscores the unique strength of our free-market economy — its constant renewal. Sixty-two years after Kodak was fo

Election 2012: Because they believe he'll be the Republican nominee, the dominant media are trying to taint Mitt Romney's victory in Iowa. In fact, Romney just won a state he was never supposed to win. No matter how plainly you say something, count on th

Health Care: The number of prescription drug shortages shot up to a record 267 in 2011, nearly four times the level of just seven years ago, a new report says. It's a shortage made in Washington. The number of drug shortages rose by 56 in 2011 from 211 i