No, a major disaster is NOT good economic news.

Obama is in the mainstream of his party - and that's the problem.

Financial crashes have happened before, and will happen again.

Half a man is better than none?

Global instability caused by our government's incompetence.

The cancer of public-sector unions fights back against fiscal chemotherapy.

Confidently seeing good and evil for what they are - and fighting for the side of right.

Reformers have tried to civilize Islam - and failed.

What happens when two corrupt political machines fight over a city?

Competition between China, India - and maybe Russia.