Today is day 33 of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history.
But the shutdown is just one symptom of a vicious civil war in Washington.
And the Washington civil war is just one aspect of a … more

Do you remember sitting in line to buy gasoline in the 1970s?
I sure do because I was a teenager at the time and my loud, fast, gas-sucking 1968 Camaro was frequently idled because of … more

I’m a sucker for a good road trip. Credit my parents, who took my brother and I on a pair of “Griswold Family Vacations” as children — two, multi-week car trips … more

Fatal decision made in Washington!Will it crash the market?Will it doom the economy?







A fatal decision made in Washington is now creating a clear and present danger for the world … more

When the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that our economy created 312,000 new jobs in December, the Dow Jones Industrial Average leapfrogged by 746 points, or 3.3%.
Those 312,000 … more