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Exploring the Celestial Scorpion Jun. 23, 2016
Week of June 26-July 2, 2016 Late in the evenings during June we can easily see one of the great cel... Read More
Money Down a Hole May. 04, 2016
The Republican and Democratic presidential nominees have been chosen. Ignore the deluded supporters ... Read More
Anatomy of a Failed Liberal State Sep. 15, 2015
When I grew up in the north suburbs of Chicago in the 1960s and '70s, Illinois was still a financial... Read More
Greece: Hit and Myth Sep. 12, 2015
By Rose Bennett Gilbert You are mad to go to Greece now, they all said! Don't you know the economy's... Read More
The International Corporate Tax Grab Jul. 23, 2015
If Greece's ongoing fiscal quagmire demonstrates anything, it's that Europe's largest welfare states... Read More
Few Options, Dwindling Cash for Greece Jul. 08, 2015
It?s understandable that Greek voters Sunday rejected the latest bailout proposal for its broken fin... Read More
Greece and Goldman Sachs Apr. 22, 2015
Dear Mr. Berko: I belong to a successful investment club with a large portfolio. We own 150 shares o... Read More
High Heat Hits Home: A True and Scary Story Jul. 01, 2014
(I wrote this column from a Greek island a few years ago. It's about the dangers of overheating R... Read More
This Week, the Answer Man Looks at New Year's Traditions Around the Globe. Jan. 04, 2014
1. Name the country in which friends and family wish each other a happy Navasard on the first of Jan... Read More
Why the U.S. Is Not Greece Jun. 13, 2012
America is not going the way of Greece, and North Dakota has shown us why. Residents were given the ... Read More
America's Greece Jun. 11, 2012
In California, the mayor of a major city has decided that it's time to renegotiate union pensions, w... Read More
Papandreou's Failed Gamble on Democracy Nov. 02, 2011
To the chagrin of European Union negotiators, the Greek government of Prime Minister George Papandre... Read More
Greece's Papandreou Gambles on Democracy Oct. 31, 2011
To the chagrin of European Union negotiators, the Greek government of Prime Minister George Papandre... Read More
U.S. and Europe Listing in the Same Boat Jul. 06, 2011
Three years ago this month, then-Sen. Barack Obama told an enthusiastic throng in Berlin, "In E... Read More
Social Democracy is Dead Jun. 29, 2011
How many nails does it require to forever whack down the coffin lid on European social democracy? It... Read More
You Can Stop Paying for Al Gore's Mistake Nov. 29, 2010
In Greece earlier this month, Al Gore made a startling admission: "First-generation ethanol, I ... Read More
