The presidential election of 2008 found Americans voting as if convinced that the concurrent once in a hundred years financial crisis was unrelated to political ambitions to hasten getting America off carbon fuels.

They want to keep spending. They want to throw money at GM, the other Detroit car makers, plumbers, auto-parts suppliers, homeowners, mortgage problems, and foreclosures. Candy stores all over America now want TARP money.

Remember that huge congressional swing-out two months ago over the Treasury's request for $700 billion to purchase at auction a bunch of toxic assets that no one wanted to buy?

On the issue of Iraq, the question that should linger is not whether the Iraq adventure was a mistake (that's for the historians), but rather: where do we go from here? That answer lies with you.

A long-standing joke among physicists is that a breakthrough in pursuit of the holy grail of fusion energy is 'always just around the corner'. In October scientists in Europe formally launched the latest fusion energy project.

A long-standing joke among physicists is that a breakthrough in pursuit of the holy grail of fusion energy is 'always just around the corner'. In October scientists in Europe formally launched the latest fusion energy project.

We will win too. But it won't be with same crew that brought us to defeat. Let me say in print what so many of us believe in our hearts: the present generation of conservative leaders has failed us miserably.

Voters seem to think he's the Ronald Reagan tax-cutter of the 2008 election. Wouldn't it be the height of irony if Barack Obama wins this election as the Ronald Reagan tax-cutter?

During his acceptance speech, Barack Obama eloquently voiced the need for America to return to the successful economic policies of the Clinton Administration. But which one was he referring to?

John McCain is gaining traction on the tax issue as he aggressively makes the case that Obama the Redistributor will take your money and give it to someone else. Now the big question is whether McCain will stay on message and keep hammering these points home.

The transformation to a new Iraq is in its early stages.  It will take time.  Success is not guaranteed.  But the consequences of a failed Iraq are certain, consequential and catastrophic.

The transformation to a new Iraq is in its early stages.  It will take time.  Success is not guaranteed.  But the consequences of a failed Iraq are certain, consequential and catastrophic.

As early as kindergarten, a gender gap in academic achievement is evident in American schools. Girls are excelling; boys are underachieving. The longer students are in school, the wider the gap becomes.

As early as kindergarten, a gender gap in academic achievement is evident in American schools. Girls are excelling; boys are underachieving. The longer students are in school, the wider the gap becomes.

What if Steve Forbes had won the primary and general elections in 2000? How would the world differ from the world we live in now?

What if Steve Forbes had won the primary and general elections in 2000? How would the world differ from the world we live in now?

Fear and volatility continue to dominate stock markets as the economy sinks into recession and profits estimates suffer from deeper downgrades. But how bearish should investors really be?

Fear and volatility continue to dominate stock markets as the economy sinks into recession and profits estimates suffer from deeper downgrades. But how bearish should investors really be?

An abrupt turn away from the policy of seizing every opportunity to obstruct and discourage the supplying of fossil fuels might moderate a late 1970s style resurgence of the recent energy crisis.

An abrupt turn away from the policy of seizing every opportunity to obstruct and discourage the supplying of fossil fuels might moderate a late 1970s style resurgence of the recent energy crisis.