Among many matters being discussed in the debate over the debt limit are proposals to reform health insurance policies used to supplement Medicare, such as so-called Medigap plans. Such reforms reportedly could save $53 billion over ten years.

Elizabeth Warren is again at the center of a political controversy. Despite her insistence that she is part Cherokee, based upon “family lore” and her observation that some in her family had “high cheekbones like all the Indians do,” she has failed to produce any concrete evidence to substantiate her claim.

"Shareholders" are individuals who personally own shares of stock; agents should not be included in this category.

The public is receptive to the idea of rewarding organ donors. It's time to leverage that receptivity.

The Berlin speech revealed more starkly than ever the most dangerous weaknesses in Barack Obama's thinking about the world.

Breaking windows will stimulate the economy, according to a leading public pension advocacy group. Skeptical? The National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) has not literally endorsed breaking windows, but a report recently published by the organization relies on the same economic fallacy.According to NIRS-whose membership consists principally of...

Why can't our opponents be reasonable? In his new book, “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of morality in our rapid and automatic moral intuitions.

Are gas prices excessive or simply a response to current market conditions?