Economics

"Rules and regulations, who needs them — throw them out the door." How many of you aging hipsters remember singing along with this line...

Thin Mint. Peanut Butter Do-si-Dos. Shortbread Trefoils. Samoas. Just like the first backyard robin, Girl Scout cookie sales are another sign...

Tom Wolfe penned a book in the late 1970's titled "The Right Stuff" about American test pilots who were part of the early research efforts leading...

Let's consider the nature of our economy today and tie it to our need for young workers. Mostly we need coherent economic policies to guide...

St. Croix Valley residents will be relieved to put a wintry February in their rear view mirrors and may be thrilled to say, "Bring on March."...

We are creeping up on the anniversary involving a triumph of Goliath proportions. On Feb. 22, 1980, the men's U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated...

Somewhere in a storage box marked "Personal Stuff" sits a palm-sized leather book containing handwritten entries from a savings account closed...

We are living in a polarized time, where discrimination and racism, as well as other forms of hate, are rampant. Consider the economic effects...

The rocket ship with "2018" as its flight number has just about flamed out. It was ridden to its apex and now the chutes deployed. Splashdown...

Yemen is a small, very poor country that lies along the southwest border of Saudi Arabia. Income per person is about $600, making it comparable...

Before there was a Jordan, Kobe, Curry, or LeBron basketball shoe, there was the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star model. Make that the iconic...

I'm reading a book about a young Korean woman whose family immigrated to the U.S. I'll quote a few sentences from author Min Jin Lee. "The astonishing...

The U.S. unemployment rate was recently announced at 3.7 percent making it the lowest since 1969. A few may remember 1969. Most will not. Wisconsin's...

We can thank a former president and military general, Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, for the U.S. interstate highway system. Eisenhower was...

This column is specifically addressed to my dear Catholic sisters and brothers and all others who grapple with the issues of abortion, social...