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I was almost expecting it when the KMarts and Walmarts of the world announced their stores would be open this year on Thanksgiving night. Sigh. It seemed to reflect that good ol’ American over-the-top holiday consumerism which seems to creep up on us closer and closer to Labor Day every …

For years I’ve admired Charles Krauthammer. In the old days, when I jumped out of bed to get my copy of the Washington Post, I would immediately skip ahead to his column (now I get to read it as soon as it posts on Thursday nights). I would run home …

Income inequality has been growing since the 1970s, but President Obama’s economic policies are making it worse and much faster than Presidents Bush or Clinton. Globalization is driving the sinking fortunes of many ordinary Americans. Prior to World War II, the U.S. economy was largely isolated. It traded with the …