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New cars are seen at a parking lot of Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co. Ltd, Ford Motor's joint venture in China, in Chongqing Municipality

Shame On Us, America

In one of our most recent presidential debates, the candidates argued over why it's in the best of interest of the United States to support the idea that cars destined to be sold in China need to be built in China.

Bob Costas: NFL Game Wrong Forum To Express Political Views

Bob Costas was dead wrong to pontificate on gun control during an NFL broadcast.

Charitable Giving: From The Heart Or Tax Incentives?

Taking home baskets, Salvation Army Christmas dinner, New York

More American's used food stamps to buy their Thanksgiving dinner than any time in our history, according to US News & World Report.

'The Hobbit': Another Oppressive Tool Of Mind Control For The Weak, Alienated And Dispossessed

Far too many people cannot separate reality from fantasy, and they enter into their own delusionary existences.

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Why Americans Will Never Have A Flat Tax

America’s politicians love the imponderable maze that is our tax system. It allows each man and woman in office to constantly berate those who don’t pay their fair share, whatever group that happens to be at the moment.

ObamaCare Will Benefit Cancer Patients, Caregivers

Cancer strikes without regard to political parties. Over time, one in two men and one in three women will hear the dreaded words, “You have cancer.”

How The Republican Party Can Regain The White House In 2016

The GOP should campaign to the “melting pot, not through identity politics.

'Liz & Dick' Was Supposed To Be Lindsay Lohan's Comeback, But Many Found It 'Laughable' [VIDEO]

"Liz & Dick" was supposed to be Lindsay Lohan's comeback role, but many found it laughable.

Fiscal Cliff: Time Is On The Budget Negotiators’ Side, Yes It Is

The most feasible budget deal is one that spreads tax increases and spending cuts out over a longer time period.

Technology Focus: Can HP Find Excellence Again?

Thirty years ago, Tom Peters and Robert Waterman praised Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) in "In Search of Excellence." Does HP still belong?

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Thanksgiving 2012: Has The ‘American Dream’ Vanished?

The ‘American Dream’ is dead – or at best, suspended.

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Low Wage Growth During Great Recession Could Have Been Much Worse, Fed Study Finds

A blog from the New York Fed's Research and Statistics Group says the big output drop from the recession isn't cutting wages as much as would be expected.

Israel's Gloves Are Off

The summer is past and cooler temperatures prevail throughout the Middle East. What a season for a good fight.

'The Walking Dead' Understands Government

Over the course of just a few episodes in the third season, the show has managed to depict the economic behavior of governments just about perfectly.

Mike Ditka: An American Original

Mike Ditka is a throwback to a long-vanished America.

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Fiscal Cliff 2013: The Bigger US Problem Is Unemployment, Not The Deficit

Sans the hysteria, the U.S. budget situation is like a living room getting cooler, not a "fiscal cliff."

Technology Focus: Looks Like 2013 Will Be A Rough Ride

We should have known: 2012 has been the Year of the Dragon. Too bad it's followed by the Year of the Snake.

Taxpayers: Sharing The Misery

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said: “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”

California Governor Jerry Brown introduces his state budget proposal at the State Capitol in Sacramento January 5, 2012.

Learning From California: Don't Hike Taxes On The Rich

Last week, Californians gave lawmakers permission to stop doing their jobs. They even offered their own cash to keep politicians from having to seek a real solution to the state's economic problems.

In This Election, The Likability Factor Prevailed

Beer played a big part in last week’s presidential election, chiefly because Americans elected the candidate they’d prefer to have one with.

Women Banned from Driving in Saudi Arabia

Empowering Arab Women

A country can’t maximize its socio-economic performance when half of its people can’t participate fully in its socio-economic life.

Who's Next For Beleaguered Long Island Power Authority? Gerstner? Suozzi? Zarb? Petraeus?

The collapsed LIPA needs a new boss. Are former heads of IBM, Nassau County and the CIA candidates?

Euro Zone Crisis: Europe Now Experiencing Sub-National Demands For Political Autonomy

The EU is now witnessing regional demands for greater political autonomy secession – demands that can only weaken continental unity.

Technology Focus: Implications Of Superstorm Sandy

Living on Long Island for the past two weeks has been a nightmare. Put simply: There's no power. There's got to be a better way.

Eric Dondero Would Approve: A Post-Election iTunes Playlist For Cranky Conservatives

Conservatives need escapism, too. Johnny Ramone, Alice Cooper and the Beach Boys are a few of the Republican rockers who made IBTimes' post-election playlist for cranky conservatives.

Where To Find Gas In New York And New Jersey In Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath

New York Gas Crisis: Are The Odd/Even Gas Days Going To Make A Difference?

An odd/even gas day rule is being imposed for New Yorkers.

Obama’s Legacy: Inconsequence

Presidential elections always seem more consequential than they really are. A loss feels so final, so fatal. A victory feels so much like hope.

Election Day 2012: An Upper East Side Story

My neighborhood will likely vote for Barack Obama over Mitt Romney -- but the enthusiasm for the president seems to have dissipated after four years.

Hurricane Sandy: I Miss All The Excitement

I have lived in New York City for more than twenty years – I have endured a number of crises.

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At The Polls: Who Is Stealing Your Vote?

Theft is usually a personal tragedy, but when an election is stolen, it’s a national one.

Losing Precious Freedoms With The Help Of Government

Freedom is a very precious commodity that is only enjoyed by the folks who are wiling enough to recognize it, and tenacious enough to preserve it and pass it on to their children.

If Enthusiasm Matters, And It Does, Romney Wins

Over the course of the presidential election, much has been made of polling, but in an election as close as this, another barometer matters almost as much: the enthusiasm indicator.