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.

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

Pension plans all over America are about to collapse.

Rob from the rich, give to the poor, but keep a goodly chunk for yourself.

The Pell Grant has hampered, not helped, would-be scholars.

Some places are so rich that they can afford to drive employers out. Must be nice!

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come is presenting us with a very large bill for this year.