Chief Justice John Roberts Bipartisan Challenge

The Democratic party is missing a tremendous chance to change the tone in Washington by not praising Justice Roberts’ bold bipartisan move to support the President’s health care legislation. The Chief Justice put aside the “no prisoners” approach of the Republican party from which he was nominated and grew up in. Judges are to be non-partisan but we also acknowledge the reality...

“Pension Reform a Red, White and Blue Issue” says Fichera on Varney & Co.

“Targeted tax cuts are government programs”

Martin Feldstein wrote an important op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journalyou might have overlooked.  We need to see that the popular positions of Democrats and Republicans for so called “targeted tax cuts” are really taxpayer subsidies and government programs. This is not a moral issue but one of efficiency and effectiveness. Whether we should subsidize the activity directly with...

World peace is not an achievement but a process.

President Obama just received the Nobel Peace Prize. As Americans, we pride ourselves on being the most powerful nation on earth. It is both joyous and sobering that one person, our president, can affect the world order with either action or attitude. A clenched fist can become an open handshake in an instant. World peace is not an achievement but a process.