"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.

Our justice system has been abandoning the pursuit of justice in favor of personal gain for a long time.

Being stupid, and indeed even being un-American, is not unconstitutional.

The weight of our bureaucracy has made it impossible for us to rise to the challenges.

The real lesson of Eliot Spitzer's downfall.

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

Is that a government function?

When politicians start looking at corporations with a greedy eye, it may sound appealing - but it's your pocket they'll be picking.

Mr. Obama's goal of eliminating extreme global poverty and halving global poverty would cost nearly half our entire federal budget.