August 25, 2011

Thank You, Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs' resignation as CEO of Apple has spawned a flurry of commentary and well wishes. One of the best responses was this set of "Steve Jobs's Best Quotes" published by the Wall Street Journal.  There are several gems in this collection, bu...

August 17, 2010

The Real Problem Is Not the Mosque, but the Nukes

All the energy devoted to this issue of the Ground Zero Mosque is distracting us from the far more serious problem of Iran's nuclear weapons program. If this more fundamental problem is properly addressed, then the NYC mosque issue will become irrele...

May 15, 2010

The Health Insurers' Faustian Bargain

In early 2009, health insurance companies struck a Faustian bargain with the Obama administration. In exchange for a law requiring Americans to purchase health insurance, they agreed to regulations requiring them to offer coverage to all comers regar...