The Highroad

If you want to know how the economy is doing, don’t bother checking the Dow Jones Average or tracking the unemployment numbers...

In addition to working up my own list of New Year’s resolutions, it occurs to me that some of the people running our country could benefit from my suggestions for their lists. No need for them to thank me — happy to help...

Whenever a corporation issues a statement declaring that it is committed to “treating consumers fairly and with respect,” chances are it’s not...

Get ready to swallow your “Statistic of the Day...

Both the old and new media agree on this: If you need a story that’s guaranteed to be popular — go with animals. Kute kittens, for example, or the P-group of puppies, porpoises, penguins and polar bears...

Perhaps you recall from high school civics class that neat flow chart showing the beautiful democratic process for passing a law through Congress...

Mark Twain spoke for me when he said: “I’m opposed to millionaires, but it would be dangerous to offer me the position...

Greenwashing” is the use of shameless PR campaigns by notorious polluters to portray their corporations as benign Bambi-loving protectors of nature. But now comes “Greedwashing...

Now, let’s check today’s sports scores: 4, 10.7 and 21-and-a-half...

Jamie Dimon of New York City made a donation to the New York Police Foundation this spring. “These officers,” Mr. Dimon said at the time, “put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe...

Question: What do you get when you combine ignorance, imperiousness and incompetence? Answer: Betsy DeVos. She’s Donald Trump’s multi-billionaire education secretary who hates public education...

War is hell...