Almost everything you hear at graduations - and read on the internet, and watch on television - focuses on the idea of work, especially entrepreneurship, as a means of self-expression and (to use the term from David Brooks) self-actualization.

In 2009, unnecessary Medicaid spending in California was $102 million--the highest among all states. Nationwide, Medicaid reimbursement for expensive brand-name drugs over alternative generic products cost an estimated $329 million in excessive payments.

In 2009, unnecessary Medicaid spending in Texas was $31 million--the second highest among all states. Nationally, Medicaid reimbursed pharmacies for expensive brand-name drugs when alternative generic products were available at a lower cost--costing $329 million in excessive payments.

In 2009, unnecessary Medicaid spending in Georgia was $25 million--the third highest among all states. Nationwide, Medicaid reimbursement for expensive brand-name drugs over alternative generic products cost an estimated $329 million in excessive payments.

In 2009, unnecessary Medicaid spending in Ohio was $21 million--the fourth highest among all states. Nationwide, Medicaid reimbursement for expensive brand-name drugs over alternative generic products cost an estimated $329 million in excessive payments.

High-speed rail systems are not as efficient as everyone thinks, and when looking for spending cuts, it should be one of the first projects to go.

The greatest damage from the Deepwater Horizon disaster has resulted from the federal government's attempt to exploit the crisis by promoting a political agenda, yet backlash in Congress shows that the American people can make up their own minds better than government can.

Discussion on how entitlements and possible reform will shape our future.