Author: BooMan

Do you think it is true that “we really are two nations now, irreconcilable and divisible”? If so, what do you think it means?

Ed O’Keefe has a nice brief piece in the Washington Post on the growing influence of the record twenty women in the U.S. Senate, and how they’re driving the debate on how to address the problem of sexual assaults in...

Sometimes, I have to remind myself that the Volcker Rule has nothing to do with Warren Buffet’s secretary’s salary. It’s harder to remember that it isn’t actually a rule until it has been written. Calling...

Here’s a stock tip: The more companies spend on influence, the lower their effective tax rates and the higher their stock returns compared with competitors’, according to recent research. A company called Strategas has...

I mentioned the other day that opioid use is now the biggest threat to teenagers and young adults. Consider the following facts about buprenorphine (suboxone), a relatively new treatment for opioid-addicted people. Suboxone is...