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With Social Security now on course to run out of money in 2037, one of the great puzzles is why so many in Congress seem so determined to let benefits run dry for millions of Americans who have contributed to it for a lifetime. Under current law, Americans are not …

The spate of gay teen suicides this past September has opened a floodgate of fear, worry, and anger. Parents, teachers, and students all across America are wondering why it happened, whose fault it is, and what we can do to stop it. Pushed to the brink by anti-gay bullies and …

I’ve just spent a few days in Europe on business. Business and eating. Possibly more eating of excellent foods than business, I can’t be sure due to the quantities of tasty wine consumed. Regardless, as I sit here on the plane in my seat measuring approximately 14 inches wide, I …

The PWB mailbag was filled to the brim this week with reader responses to last week’s column on lessons you can learn while sitting in a neighborhood tavern. It seems that the view from Buzzy’s 8 Ball Lounge is similar to what you’re seeing across the country, although without Dinky …

The first year of the Obama administration is over and the president’s State of the Union address is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27. Now is a good time to ask, how has President Obama done — from a fiscal perspective — during his first year in office? It’s fair to …

The lesson to learn from President Obama’s delayed visit with the Dalai Lama? As the old adage goes: “Never put off ’til tomorrow what can be done today.” The original visit was scheduled for October 2009. It was consistent with the precedent set by the previous three presidents of meeting …

Finally, bipartisanship. President Obama is frustrated by the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and he reportedly exclaimed to his aides in the Oval Office, “Just plug the damn hole.” A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds large numbers of Americans are frustrated with President Obama and …

I never met my grandmother. She was burned alive with kerosene doused on her sari and lit on fire. Some think it was suicide, some think it was a dowry murder since her mother-in-law was not pleased with what my grandmother brought into her new husband’s family. She had four …

The Obama administration has made clear that it’s setting its sights on another rush job, propaganda exercise to advancing the ruling class: financial regulatory reform. While there is no question that some smart and independent regulation is needed for Wall Street, giving more spending and power to a government that …

President Obama should have passed on the Nobel Peace Prize. Among other reasons, such as not being especially deserving, accepting this accolade will now merge him even more forcefully in Americans’ minds with Jimmy Carter, who was awarded the same honor in 2002. That is a fate that Obama should …