A colleague of mine, Kathleen Benanti, was hit by a drunk driver in 1992. The whiplash crushed her neck's C6/C7 joint, creating shrieking levels of pain. Unfortunately, the driver didn't have car insurance and Kathleen didn't have health insurance, so all she could manage was paying for an X-ray, which...

The national conversation about the possible need for a third-party presidential candidate is growing increasingly loud, and there's a strong rationale behind it. Twenty years ago this week, Ross Perot launched an issue-based third-party candidacy that tapped into a deep desire within the American public. He ran on four key...

Three billion dollars. No matter who you are, that's a hefty sum of money. And that's how much more in debt our nation gets every day. That's right, every day, including weekends and holidays!

There are many things President Obama must cover tomorrow night in his State of the Union...

President Obama just signed into law a $626 billion fiscal 2010 defense spending bill that provided the Pentagon with its annual appropriation, including funding to help pay for the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Another defense funding request is expected in the new year to cover the costs of sending...