US President Barack Obama hit back at Russia for meddling in presidential election. He took a series of tough actions against intelligence agencies, expulsions of agents and shutting down of Russian compounds on US soil. The actions followed repeated private and public warnings that Washington had issued to the Russian government. Sanctions have been issued against Russia’s FSB and …

  Kevin Drum of Mother Jones thinks that making Obamacare work could have been a simple task for Democrats. All they needed was two things: • About twice as much funding, and • A higher tax penalty for not buying insurance. More funding would have allowed them to offer higher subsidies to people with incomes above 200 percent of the …

  Phew. Somehow, I survived the uncertainty and anxiety of what economists like me often regard as an inefficient tradition: spending hours looking for the right holiday gifts. Fortunately, this year’s trials and tribulations provided me with a few more anxiety-reducing steps for the next set of birthdays, anniversaries and holidays. This time, it was even more clear that most …