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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Jonathan Bergman in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 18, 2010Jonathan Bergman discusses how a 2006 lawsuit and new regulations led to lower fees in 401(k) …
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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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In Hot Pursuit Of Publicity
Teams are in place in 35 Brazilian cities, ready to launch as soon as any of 50 global positioning devices …
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Night Of The Grizzlies
Exactly 43 years ago, on a hot August day much like this one, two young women with summer jobs at …
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Outflanking Mastercard And Visa
In business, as in war, it seldom pays to attack a powerful and well-entrenched adversary head-on. A successful assault is …
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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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