The bank deregulation act will allow the biggest banks to do dangerous things and get bailed out when that causes them to lose money.

The only way for a bank to get bailed out should be through nationalization.

The Onion explains, step by step, how thugs get away with killing people.

As competition pressures more and more young adults to study in universities, we have to wonder to what extent this is worth the expense for society.

One good thing college courses can give people is the ability to think critically about political questions and arguments. I think that is a very important contribution -- look at all the people who believe in homeopathy, or in demonizing the poor.

There is pressure on colleges to turn into professional schools, which means they do less to teach critical thinking. On the other hand, to the extent that colleges do professional training, at least we know what jobs they enable people to do.

It is possible that the competitive pressure results because there is not enough work that society will pay people to do to keep everyone busy from age 18, and this generates pressure to keep many people busy as students until age 20 or 22.

The Oxfam Scandal Has Taught Us That There Is No Reward for Honest Charities.

I have never seen a clear explanation of why an Oxfam manager's hiring prostitutes would have affected the work of Oxfam, and therefore why it should be a scandal at all.

Hun Sen, who has suppressed human rights in Cambodia, faced protests on visiting Australia.