The angst and anger of the long-term unemployed
Columnists get complaints. After a recent column of mine (which argued that maybe the economy is better than we say), I got one from Alice Lang, of Spartanburg, S.C. She...
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New FHA bill brings good news for condo buyers
Congressional Democrats and Republicans haven't agreed on much lately, but they're together on one issue that affects condominium buyers and sellers across the country: The Federal Housing Administration has bungled...
Notes from Cleveland: Party unity, well …
The main purpose of the modern political convention is to produce four days of televised propaganda. The subsidiary function, now that nominees are invariably chosen in advance, is structural: Unify...
Hmm, ponder Republicans: Kill Hillary, or lock her up?
Delegates to the Republican National Convention are divided this week over a crucial question: Should Hillary Clinton be summarily executed? Or merely imprisoned without trial? Most favor the latter position,...
With today’s rates, it pays to check out your equity
Are millions of homeowners sitting on much bigger equity nest eggs than they think? Do you know how much equity you've got? If not, could you be missing opportunities to...
Looks like this party is having trouble getting started
Nice, France. Of all places. But, of course, a terrorist in love with death would choose one of the world's most beautiful coastal cities to mow down innocents in a...
Sliding mortgage rates open your housing options
When mortgage interest rates slide close to all-time lows — as they have since the Brexit vote — do you sit on the fence? Or do you ask yourself: Are...
America’s killing fields: Is there any meaning to all of these sacrificed lives?
Horror. Shock. Disbelief. Numbness. Grief. Anger. And terrible sadness. These fractured thoughts were all I could muster upon waking Friday to news of the ambush on Dallas police. They were...
One theory why Comey let Hillary Clinton skate
Why did he do it? FBI director James Comey spent 14 minutes laying out an unassailable case for prosecuting Hillary Clinton for the mishandling of classified material. Then at literally...
Obama’s journey from hope to hard reality
Behold the reluctant warrior. Five years and two weeks ago, President Obama addressed the nation about the end of the war in Afghanistan. There would be no more Americans in...