I hate to be giving the Trump administration excuses for a weak economy, but I do feel an obligation to call the data as I see it and not make it up for

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The vast majority of workers in the United States pay income and payroll taxes on all of their earnings throughout the year. For most, this includes an

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To expand a stockpile of both the useless and the mindlessly murderous in a military sense would seem to be a wasteful exercise best contemplated in the

The Algerian-born French novelist, Albert Camus, a pied-noir, began his existentialist classic, The Stranger, with the now memorable words, “Mother died

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In Greek lore, Achilles was said to be the quintessential warrior - valiant and fierce. In dispatching Hector outside the walls of Troy, Achilles did so

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Generally speaking, I've always considered myself a "techno-optimist," sometimes perhaps to the point of  Panglossianism. As a teen, I embraced those

Wars can distract, and for leaders in political purgatory, they can be particularly useful.  It remains to be seen whether the UK’s increasing involvement

I’ll always remember how company bosses got red in the face, tried to water down our contract proposals, and made absurd demands for concessions at way

With the country in the middle of a needless war and Trump making plans to end democracy, it seems a bit of a sidetrack to be talking about corporate tax

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China’s energy security may be put to its first true test in 2026 with the seizure of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in January and joint U.S.-Israeli

PLEASE HELP NICKY REID. I think a lot of people take words like 'home' and 'family' for granted, and I suppose I was one of them. I grew up in what I