As we conclude this hard-times summer of the “stay-cation,” New Yorkers who are contemplating divorce can finally end their marriages …
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Rooting For Gridlock And A Tax Hike
You don’t hear this very often, but I hope my taxes go up next year — and yours, too. I …
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How Everyone Came To Have A Second Mortgage
A quarter-century ago, only someone in desperate need of cash would take a second mortgage. Then Congress changed the tax …
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Creative Financing For Uncle Sam
Check the national debt clock: Our federal debt is $13.3 trillion, next year’s budget is $1 trillion in the red, …
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Seeing The Forest, Losing Sight Of The Trees
A tall, handsome white ash tree shades the east side of our Vermont home. Its golden-brown autumn foliage contrasts with …
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A Government Regulation That Works, So Far
Federal regulators cannot solve every problem of modern life, but that does not mean that well-targeted rules cannot solve any …
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MoveOn Targets Target, And Free Speech
The liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org believes in freedom of speech for everyone, with the exception of anyone who backs Republican …
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Does The Supreme Court Need Reserve Players On The Bench?
A standing-room-only crowd filled the courtroom of Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently when retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra …
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Bank of Mom and Dad Offers Great Rates
Banks are being criticized both for insufficient lending and for making too much profit. While some of these claims are …
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Today’s Miserables Confront Javert’s Three-Strikes Law
It cost $47,102 to house an inmate in a California state penitentiary in 2008. For 13 years, Gregory Taylor was …
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