Politicians, retail investors, executives of publicly held companies, nearly everyone it seems hates shorts sellers these days. But they always have. Napoleon called short sellers of France's sovereign debt traitors; legendary Magellan skipper...

Congrats to Fortune, who got the ...

Some one must pay for the Great Recession, and we wouldn't be surprised if Obama and Congress begin criminalizing risk taking and, now, perhaps, "reward taking." ...

Only people who pay federal income tax should be able to vote in national elections. Only people who pay state income taxes should be able to vote in matters concerning their state. Similarly, only those who pay city/municipal/local income taxes...

"Tax Freedom Day" arrives tomorrow --- that's the date, according to the non-partisan Tax Foundation, when the average American has paid off his debt to the gub'ment and begins to keep his earnings...

"Why did efforts to centralize healthcare fail in the early 1990s but succeed today? One big reason is that baby boomers are now older, grayer, and scared out of their wits by the economic crisis's effect on their retirement. Therefore, they are...