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The Kids Decision Jun. 18, 2018
Dear Annie: How does one know whether she wants children? For my whole life, I haven't been sure, bu... Read More
Why Can't We Fix Social Security and Medicare? Jun. 13, 2018
Each year, the trustees of Social Security and Medicare issue their report delivering the news, inva... Read More
'Upgrade': Bloody Summer Sci-Fi Action at Its Best Jun. 01, 2018
The cooled-out world of "Upgrade" might be called pre-apocalyptic. The society we see is headed in a... Read More
Trine of the Sun and Pluto May. 11, 2018
Indoor plumbing, hot dinners in five minutes, clean clothes at the touch of a button... yesterday's ... Read More
Women Against Free Speech? Mar. 23, 2018
Sometimes, for those of us who are constantly reading statistics and poll results, something that yo... Read More
Rumors of Conservatism's Demise Greatly Exaggerated Feb. 23, 2018
I happened onto a piece by Bill Kristol in The Weekly Standard, wherein he links to "a short, powerf... Read More
Will Automation Kill Our Jobs? Feb. 21, 2018
A recent article in The Guardian dons the foreboding title "Robots will destroy our jobs — and... Read More
How Federal Policies Mortgage the Future Feb. 04, 2018
Twenty or 50 years from now, the uproar over the House Intelligence Committee memo will be no more t... Read More
Toward a Trump Republicanism Feb. 02, 2018
Donald Trump's surprisingly good State of the Union speech got a record 70 to 75 percent positive ap... Read More
Let's Skip the War Against Baby Boomers, OK? Dec. 28, 2017
When things get dull, enterprising rousers of rabble promote a war against something or other to gai... Read More
GOP Needn't Despair About Alabama Dec. 15, 2017
Republicans should not be disheartened by Roy Moore's loss in Alabama, because the election had litt... Read More
The Future for Republicans Dec. 15, 2017
Senate Republicans breathed a big sigh of relief Tuesday night when Roy Moore went down to defeat in... Read More
Oath Is a Failure Waiting to Happen Dec. 13, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: I'm a financial adviser with lots of money under management, and I and two others in... Read More
Debt and Taxes and Perdition Nov. 23, 2017
Should the government borrow against the future? Should it guarantee higher taxes for your children ... Read More
The Republican Establishment Strikes Oct. 20, 2017
In remarkable speeches this week, two members of what skeptics like to call the "Republican establis... Read More
Can Amazon Keep Going Up? Oct. 18, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: In January 2015, I bought 300 shares of Amazon at $342 a share, and it just kept goi... Read More
Is a 30,000 Dow Possible? Oct. 18, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: Last February, you said the Dow Jones industrial average could pass 30,000 in 10 yea... Read More
What Are the Insiders Doing? Aug. 02, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: If I knew when insiders — for example, officers and directors or Warren Buffet... Read More
Obesity Ignored Jul. 03, 2017
Dear Annie: I am over 70 years old and in failing health. My stepbrother, "Tom," is 58. Although he ... Read More
Democrats -- and Republicans -- Lack Credibility on Economic Issues Jun. 30, 2017
Liberal writers and political operatives, now that it's finally dawning on them that no one is going... Read More
