One of the annual rituals of Washington's health policy calendar involves the release of projections for the next ten years of national health spending. It then is followed immediately by desperate efforts by various interest groups and advocacy "analysts" to spin the new numbers to their advantage.

This event surveyed life-cycle funds and their role the management of retirement funds.

It has been reported that the Obama campaign this year, as in 2008, has disabled or chosen not to use AVS in screening contributions made by credit card. That doesn't sound very important. But it's evidence of a modus operandi that strikes me as thuggish.

We can do better next time provided we take these steps.

The global financial and economic crisis that emerged in August 2007 has entered a dismaying fourth phase.

There are several modifications that can be made to the financial system that may help mitigate the severity of future downturns.

The 2012 congressional redistricting cycle following the 2010 Census is just about over and done with. And it seems likely to make much less difference than many of us expected.