By next year, about two-thirds of American physicians will be working as salaried employees of large groups and hospitals. This movement has been underway for years. Over the last decade, the number of independent physicians was falling by about 2% a year. But these trends are now accelerating. 

Barack Obama spelled out his positions on the issues during the campaign, but he is letting members of Congress do almost all the heavy lifting now that he is in office.

Some of the offerings for the first round of this year's Classics Cup had me laughing so hard I almost disgraced myself in the GNER dining car somewhere between Peterborough and Doncaster.

Politicians have frequently directed harsh rhetoric toward particular corporate taxpayers that earn high profits. At times, this rhetoric has been accompanied by policy proposals that single out a narrow set of profitable taxpayers for disparate treatment. Perhaps the most notable example is the war against Big Oil.

The largest machine in history, the Large Hadron Collider, could answer some of the most important unresolved questions in physics; or, it could create a microscopic black hole that would swallow the Earth.

The Access to Capital Coalition claims raising taxes on hedge-fund operators will adversely affect women and minorities.

Negotiations like the six-party talks are a charade and reflect a continuing collapse of American resolve.

It's time to start planning for post-Kim Jong Il scenarios. The terrorizing of Yeonpyeong demands a response other than mere condemnation.