FIRST PRINCIPLES--REDUX

 Imagine you and five of your friends start a combined checking account where each is free to withdraw based on their needs but must ma...

Amazon, Overstock and countless others exploit a loophole in online sales that bypasses the sales tax for most states. In order to make...

States are laboratories of democracy and harbingers of public policy trends. Good ideas get repeated when all the pieces fit together...

I got a B- on a paper I turned in for a comparative studies class in grad school. I didn’t rise to the challenge and take the assignmen...

The man rose early. Today was the mission. John Baxter wore his tailored black suit and un-clipped the name badge with his picture from...

A wise man once told me “It isn’t how you start, it’s how you finish.” This was stated matter-of-factly in a thick Cajun accent. He h...

I think  this  area of the world is set for a collision course soon. China continues to build fortifications on disputed territory in an eff...