The idea of a Donald Trump presidency has me musing about what we were supposed to learn in school. We were taught that capitalism
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What Hillary could say about trade agreements
During the first Presidential debate of 2016, the one issue that Trump “won” was trade. Clearly, Hillary Clinton needs a better answer on this
The social and political costs of the Rio Olympics
Throughout the coming weeks of sport and competition, keep in mind the cost Rio and Brazil are bearing to host us. More than 77,000 citizens
With friends like hedge fund managers, education reform does not need enemies
One of the oddities, for me, about what is happening in education now is how those promoting more standardized testing are called “reformers.” Really,
What Hillary Clinton might say to help herself
Hillary Clinton finds herself on the defensive, doing rope-a-dope, against certain charges from both the media and Bernie Sanders. Where Sanders is concerned, Clinton’s
Trying to look sympathetically at Trans-Pacific Partnership
In the 19th Century, the Victorian historian Thomas Carlyle coined the phrase “dismal science” for the field of economics. With the help of new
Let the feds be tax collectors for all
In the next few years, two of the biggest potential economic developments in the St. Louis metropolitan area may be a new stadium for
More health insurers offer “Obamacare” plans, shifting the political landscape
Good news for health-insurance shoppers, bad news for Obamacare haters. For the 2015 enrollment period [which begins on November 15, 2014], healthcare shoppers will
Bob’s Red Mill owner gives company to employees
Bob Moore, a retired automobile service manager and advocate of healthy eating, founded Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods with his wife Charlee, in 1978.
“Right to farm” amendment in MO: The invisible small print
You’re familiar with the classic situation of somebody who gets hoodwinked because they didn’t read the small print. Well, it looks like we’ve got