Soccer, Politics and the World Cup

Yesterday, I made the trip down to Chicago to see the US soccer team take on Honduras in a World Cup Qualifier at Soldier Field. It was the first time the US had played a qualifier in Chicago, mostly because the US Soccer Federation is worried that Chicago would not…

Iran: A New Media Watershed Moment?

CNN broke the mold and became one of the world’s most respected news sources during the first…

Perverse Government Incentives

In 2001, President Bush decided to lower the estate tax as part of his tax cuts and stimulus after 9/11. The death tax, as some call it, is a tax on people’s estates valued over a certain amount. In 2001, the limit was $675,000 and anything over that amount was taxed at 55%…

Is GM’s Failure a Forerunner of America’s Problems?

“I think it is important to recognize that General Motors is a canary in this country’s economic coal mine; a forerunner for what’s to come for the broader economy. Their mistakes have resembled this nation’s mistakes; their problems will…