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Advice to Teens With Parents Who Have Alcoholism May. 12, 2018
TEENS: Because we have received so many letters from young people who have a parent (or two parents)... Read More
What Americans Sacrificed for Modest Economic Gain Jan. 30, 2018
"America is roaring back," Donald Trump pitched to the global elite gathered in Davos, Switzerland. ... Read More
Whom Do We Thank for Today's Strong Economy? Dec. 12, 2017
A president deserves partial credit for a strong economy. The current economic numbers are good, so ... Read More
My Shopping Addiction Rehab Program Feb. 01, 2017
Shopping is my thing. I love the thrill of the hunt, the feeling of discovery and the joy of a barga... Read More
For Disaster Recovery, the Best Knowledge Is Local Knowledge Oct. 13, 2016
As residents all along the Southeastern coast start to put their lives back together after a devasta... Read More
Consumer Debt Slowing the Economy Jul. 13, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: The economy still looks terrible, and unemployment is higher than the government say... Read More
Our Milestone Moment Jun. 08, 2016
On Tuesday night, after Hillary Clinton had delivered her first speech as the presumptive Democratic... Read More
A Tale of Two Recoveries: Reagan vs. Obama May. 05, 2016
In an interview about his legacy recently published by The New York Times, President Barack Obama to... Read More
Worse Than the Supremes: Obamacare Economics Jun. 27, 2015
The judicial decision to uphold all of the president's health care subsidies may be very disappointi... Read More
It Never Ends Nov. 29, 2014
An overnight trip to New Orleans ended late at night back at home with a deep breath, a deeper exhal... Read More
No Fun on the Merry-Go-Round Nov. 15, 2014
A flashpoint in the debate about addiction is what it means to be "powerless" over alcohol or other ... Read More
A Disease, But... Nov. 08, 2014
For years, I've argued the science of addiction. In layman's terms, that translates to, "Addiction i... Read More
Anger to Action Nov. 01, 2014
You've heard the punch line that a sober horse thief is still a horse thief. The same is true for so... Read More
Bread and Butter, Raw and Real Oct. 18, 2014
You had to be there to really feel what you are about to read. I was, and I share it with you knowin... Read More
My Days Not Drinking Oct. 11, 2014
When it comes to measuring success in recovery from addiction, it seems as though only those with co... Read More
That Elusive Broadway Debut Oct. 04, 2014
My stops on the road close to home and far away the past few weeks have included: Two days of presen... Read More
A Quarter-Century Later Aug. 30, 2014
One August day in 1989, my mother picked me up from a hospital psych ward in New York City and put m... Read More
Faces and Voices May. 31, 2014
It hasn't exactly taken the country by storm. Most people don't even know about the documentary "The... Read More
The Housing Bust and the American Psyche May. 29, 2014
Real estate mania lives on at the HGTV cable channel, where house shoppers still holler for granite ... Read More
Getting Better Apr. 12, 2014
It's not a can of worms I've opened with my suggestion that recovery from addiction isn't an easy ex... Read More
