We recently read an article about how President Obama became so unpopular in the short time since his election. The Senior Fellow of the...

Over the past several years, there has been much discussion regarding the role of government versus the role of the private sector in addres...

At 5:00 pm EDST today, Professor Robert Frank of Cornell University will discuss his book, The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common...

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© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense In the world of social commentary, there are “observers” and “critics.” People often ask how ...

© 2009, the Institute for Applied Common Sense We frequently suggest that in tackling problems, we examine history, starting with a minimum ...

© 2008, The Institute for Applied Common Sense Washington, we have a problem. Now, I am neither an economist nor a rocket scientist, I am ju...

I was fortunate enough to receive a decent education at some decent educational institutions. I also took corporate, business, accounting, ...

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We, here at the Institute for Applied Common Sense , generally try to avoid cynicism, since our ultimate goal is to encourage the developmen...

© 2008, The Institute for Applied Common Sense Much has been made in recent days regarding a prospective leader’s ability to multi-task. ...

Where is Adam Smith’s "Invisible Hand? " 1. Thus far, 53,000 babies have become sick, and 4 have died from this product. I imagin...

CEO America © 2008, The Institute for Applied Common Sense Shortly after the election of George W. Bush to the presidency, someone commented...

This is a reprint of an op-ed piece by Thomas Friedman originally published on June 29, 2008 Copyright 2008, The New York Times June 29, 200...

Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company September 22, 2008 Op-Ed Columnist Cash for Trash By PAUL KRUGMAN Some skeptics are calling Henr...

© The Institute for Applied Common Sense One of the somewhat overlooked ironies of this campaign year is that a black man, who was born outs...

© 2008, The Institute for Applied Common Sense We have a tendency to read the latest books on the New York Times Best Seller List, or the cl...

Many of Us Likely to Outlive Savings Nearly three out of five middle-class retirees will probably run out of money if they maintain their pr...