Thanks to Obama, America must deal with the price of powerlessness
This week Russian bombers flew out of Iranian air bases to attack rebel positions in Syria. The State Department pretended not to be surprised. It should be. It should be...
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Don’t sweat the robot scare. The job market for humans will survive.
We are such an anxiety-ridden society that we worry about problems that haven't happened, and, almost certainly, won't. Robots are an apt example. Even McKinsey and Co., the high-powered management...
Donald Trump may cost the GOP a generation of voters
People always remember their first presidential vote — their first participation in the largest decision of American democracy. In high school, I was a rather awkward, nerdish history buff (my...
Thongs are passe. It’s the burkini that has France laying down the law.
Once upon a time, a scantily clad lass padding down a beach might cause a riot — at least of eyeballs eager to extend the sidelong glance. Today, it's the...
Married couples miss a tax-code break for jumbo mortgages
Does the federal tax code now favor unmarried partners when it comes to deducting mortgage interest on jointly owned houses with supersized mortgages? Can certain co-owners save big money on...
Ah, summer — and the endless Google searches
Reflexively, I type "Dru" and the Drudge Report pops up. I hate myself for going there, but as a columnist ever in search of the zeitgeist's ultimate wave, I am...
Maternity leave should not be a mortgage hurdle
When you're on maternity leave — with full pay from your employer — you probably don't expect a mortgage lender to reject your loan application because your income doesn't count...
Can Donald Trump pass the fitness threshold?
Donald Trump, the man who defied every political rule and prevailed to win his party's nomination, last week took on perhaps the most sacred political rule of all: Never attack...
Don’t be frozen out of mortgage market: New programs can help
Are you or someone you know needlessly missing in action this summer, leaving near-historically-low mortgage money at 31/2 percent to 33/4 percent on the table? You might be if you...
Is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump?
Maybe this is how it ends for Donald Trump: not with a bang but with a child's whimper. The Republican presidential nominee, rallying supporters in a high school auditorium here,...