The Troubled Asset Relief Program should be run like a business with a goal of returning as much of the involuntary investment as possible to its owners--the taxpayers--along with a reasonable overall profit.

Even with its status as a "program," we should insist on appropriate and regular accounting for TARP to ensure financial responsibility.

There are dilemmas when public money is used to offset the losses of banks in the name of economic and social stability.

Bold action can be designed with lower costs to taxpayers, while accomplishing the goals Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has laid out.

The home market issues facing Congress are not easy and not amenable to quick fixes.

History repeatedly shows that the government intervenes when faced with potential financial collapse.

The Home Owners' Loan Corporation provides a useful history lesson for those seeking interventions to solve our current housing crisis.

Social investors will have to refocus on the nuts and bolts of companies in which they invest if they are to survive the current market turmoil.