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What Happens When Private Money Pays for Science? Jan. 07, 2016
As a select few accumulate massive fortunes, two schools of thought vie on how to funnel some of tha... Read More
The Case of The Vanishing Bank Account Balance Dec. 23, 2015
Dear Annie: After my dad died, my mom went to live out of state with my brother and his wife. My bro... Read More
Driving and Dodging Double Standards Dec. 21, 2015
Dear Annie: My husband and I live in the house where I was raised. I feel fortunate that most of my ... Read More
Open-Borders Money Backs Marco Rubio Dec. 18, 2015
Political analysis of the Las Vegas debate immigration dust-up between Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubi... Read More
Using Money to Gain Kids' Favor Dec. 17, 2015
Dear Annie: My husband has been stalling our divorce for two years, trying to keep me broke. We have... Read More
Christmas Lists, New Year's Resolutions and Economic Freedom Dec. 17, 2015
It's Christmas time again, and with it come the dreams of better times. Families struggling with the... Read More
Ted Cruz's Festival of Fraud Dec. 13, 2015
You have to feel sorry for Ted Cruz. Donald Trump has hogged so much airtime with his cynical demago... Read More
Squandered Resources on College Education Dec. 09, 2015
Most college students do not belong in college. I am not by myself in this assessment. Washington Po... Read More
Can You Turn Your Investment Loss into Tax Savings? Dec. 09, 2015
Dear Carrie: I've heard people talk about balancing out their capital gains with capital losses bef... Read More
Tax-Free Gift Limits: How Much Money Can You Give? Dec. 02, 2015
Dear Carrie: My mother is feeling especially generous this holiday season, and has mentioned that s... Read More
A Resurgence of Intolerance Dec. 01, 2015
Storm trooper tactics by bands of college students making ideological demands across the country, an... Read More
Disturbing Social Media Posts Nov. 25, 2015
Dear Annie: A couple of months ago, I met a guy at a concert and he added me as his friend on Facebo... Read More
Are You Happy, and How Would You Know? Nov. 24, 2015
Like many others, I can't resist academic studies on happiness. They often come up with persuasive r... Read More
Education Disaster Nov. 18, 2015
The 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress report, also known as The Nation's Report Card,... Read More
Where There's a Will, There's Family Drama Nov. 17, 2015
Dear Annie: While my mother was still alive, she gave a substantial amount of money to my oldest son... Read More
What Retailers Don't Want You to Know About Tap Water Oct. 22, 2015
It's difficult to pinpoint exactly when it happened, but sometime over the past decade or so, the ge... Read More
How to Get More of Your Favorite Fast Food for Less (or Free) Oct. 21, 2015
In these days of rising food prices it's fun to keep a bevy of money-saving tips and tricks up your ... Read More
How to Live the Life You Love on Your Current Income Oct. 19, 2015
I'll never forget the time I asked one of my young piano students what he wanted for Christmas. It w... Read More
Prop F: You Can Do Anything in Your Bedroom but Rent It Oct. 18, 2015
Both proponents and opponents of San Francisco's "Airbnb measure" — Proposition F — see ... Read More
Why Is Hillary Clinton So Unhappy? Oct. 15, 2015
Why is Hillary Clinton so unhappy? According to her, when she and her husband left the White House, ... Read More
