By the early 1970s it was abundantly clear that people in America were living beyond their means and inadequately planning for their retirement. Social Security alone could not, nor was it ever intended to, provide fully for post-retirement financial security. To address this problem, in 1974 Congress established the Individual...

In the past year 31,000 Americans have been the ultimate victims of gun violence. The Newtown shootings claimed 27 innocents among that total. For each deceased, there are countless 'secondary' victims -- parents, siblings, classmates, teachers, first responders and community members. Much attention has been paid to the...

In the first press conference since his re-election, President Obama recently spoke of the political "mandate" he received at the polls. It was eerily reminiscent of a comment made by President George W. Bush three days after his re-election in 2004 wherein he used the same word to justify a...

In 1973 the NCAA handed down its first "death penalty," banning the University of Southwest Louisiana (since renamed Louisiana-Lafayette) from competing in basketball for two years for academic and recruiting violations. In 1976, USL was allowed to resume competition after serving its suspension. Not surprisingly, that fall the team's starting...

The London Olympics will mark the 20th Anniversary of basketball's "Dream Team," the greatest assembly of talent on one team in the history of basketball, or arguably any sport. Unfortunately, the same event symbolizes the end of a much more important dream, the Olympic Dream.

The modern Olympic Games...

Three weeks ago Joe Paterno passed away, his will to live doubtless sapped by the tumultuous events of the last three months of his life.

We all share in the outrage over the alleged actions of Mr. Sandusky and the university's apparent preference to protect its reputation at the...

Thursday afternoon, President Obama graced the residents of New York with a visit. There was no diplomatic purpose for his trip to the city. He met with no head of state. He visited no federal program. He made no public appearance and made no public speech. Rather, he stopped in...

For sports writers and poets, Derek Jeter's 3000th hit was the stuff myths are made of. A home run into the left field stands and a dramatic exclamation point from a player who has had difficulty getting the ball through the infield this year.

For the New York Yankees, however,...

On March 17, the Harvard Arab Alumni Association held their annual conference in Damascus, Syria "under the patronage" of Her Excellency, Asma al-Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The First Lady is the daughter of Syrian ex-patriots living in London where she was born, educated,...

As Americans prepare for Super Bowl Sunday, the closest thing we have to an undeclared national holiday, many are troubled by the prospect that the contest between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers may be the last NFL game of 2011. The team owners are threatening to lock...

In case we need more evidence that the system is broken, we got it this week in the case of Goldman Sachs and Facebook vs. the free world.

Earlier this week the venerable Wall Street financial institution announced it was investing $450 million of its own...