To sell, novels must be plausible - so popular fiction reflects prevailing worldviews.

Of patents, copyrights, and the balance of power.

Tim Geither did not fool the Chinese. He seems to have fooled most Americans though.

AIG's troubles are not entirely their fault; paying the bonuses is actually in the taxpayers' best interest.

The taxpayers profit not only from paying the AIG bonuses, but from hoping that they're even bigger next year.

American parents have had ultimate responsibility and ultimate authority to bring up their children. Government now claims ultimate authority over children.

Obama must decide whether to sentence thousands of black children to a life of ignorance and poverty.

The Internet seems to be the last remaining way to hold wrongdoers accountable.

Sure enough, struggling Americans do cling to guns, religion, and family.

Pension plans all over America are about to collapse.