The NSF was chartered to fund basic scientific research, it was not chartered to extend affirmative action to the sciences.

More people expect to see E.T. round the corner than their Social Security check in the mailbox 40 years from now.

For the stated purpose of reviving our economy, this is nothing more than an exercise in silliness.

Many religious leaders and, more sporadically, the government have tried for a long time to stem the tide of divorce, without any success. Maybe it's time to let private industry, and the Invisible Hand, have a go at it.

If you aren't quite sure just what you want, they can't really help.

So four out of five Americans think we are heading in the wrong direction as a country?

"It is not the duty of government to bail out and reward those who act irresponsibly, whether they are big banks or small borrowers."

If Microsoft ends up actually paying the fines which have been assessed by the EU Anti-Competition bureaucracy, it will make a bigger contribution to the EU budget than many member countries.

Like all corporate taxes, the cost of import duties will simply be passed on to the consumer.

Why would we even think about raising our already-high corporate taxes?