In the second presidential debate in October in Nashville, President-Elect Obama was asked whether health care was a right, a privilege or a responsibility. Without hesitation, he said it was a right. He never said why he felt that way, but he has been clear that his administration is making...

While listening to the CEOs of the Big Three automakers plead before Congress last week to fill their company's "tin cup," it occurred to me (as no doubt to most Americans) that it must have cost their companies probably $30,000 to take the corporate jet to fly each to DC...

Now that Senator Obama is President-Elect Obama, the pundits and pollsters have all been having a field day with their commentary and analysis of how and why Obama won and McCain lost. But the real winner of the election is every single American who voted. Why? Because of what...

In these waning days of this election cycle, my colleagues and I tried to focus in on what affected us most as we went to the polling booths (we all voted early). Pundits and commentators have all covered the usual - - - like race, age, use of deceit and...

Over the internet today, colleagues and I saw an ad using the word "terrorist", with what looked to be a likeness of Senator Obama and words about not being able to trust folks. The clear implication of this ad was that Obama is associated with terrorism and that we really...

During the last debate and thereafter, my colleagues and I became intrigued at whether or not Obama's or McCain's plans to overhaul the health care system were accurate. Our conclusion: yes and no.

They were both right in stating in so many words that the state of our health care...

I was struck by the main complaint from participants in a focus group interviewed on CNN following the town hall meeting between Obama and McCain: that they wanted to hear more about what either Obama or McCain would do to solve what ails the country now, like the crisis in...

Like Peter Finch in the 1976 movie, Network, many Americans, frustrated with the economy, are ready to scream, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this any longer." But there is another area---health care--- that has also been gaining a place in the spotlight. One of...