Getting Hosed Getting Hosed
As oil profits soar, Americans are getting hosed at the gas pump, and Congress can't decide whether to raise taxes, lower them or throw money at the voters.
Apr 28, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Attack of the Generals Attack of the Generals
It's helpful that six retired generals are calling for Rumsfeld's head. But it would be easier to dislodge him if more Democrats in Congress joined the fray.
Apr 25, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Talking Points for a Nuclear Strike Talking Points for a Nuclear Strike
If the Bush Administration is serious about dropping an atomic bomb on Iran, it's really going to have to work on selling the concept.
Apr 19, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Rabbit’s Revenge Rabbit’s Revenge
Time-honored traditions of Christianity are being challenged by scientists and scholars questioning the motives of Jesus, Judas and the power of prayer.
Apr 10, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Don’t Spare the Rod Don’t Spare the Rod
What happens when liberals lose their sex drive? American culture moves further away from secular individualism and closer to religious fundamentalism.
Apr 3, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Avian Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Avian Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Large factory farms, not migratory birds, are now seen as breeding grounds for the avian flu virus. Donald Rumsfeld is getting rich off his investment in Tamiflu. Can this pandemic...
Mar 28, 2006 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
When Your Banker Takes Charge of Your Life When Your Banker Takes Charge of Your Life
A flood of reader mail responding to last week's column on the impact of rising levels of student debt shows what happens when your banker takes charge of your life.
Mar 22, 2006 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
Student Debts, Stunted Lives Student Debts, Stunted Lives
As Congress jacks up the rates students and their parents are paying for college loans, the consequences are already being felt by young people whose ability to have a child or own...
Mar 14, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Price of Inflation The Price of Inflation
Bush is using inflation to pay off the deficits incurred by his Administration, leaving future generations with more problems than just debt.
Mar 8, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Free Trade Planet Free Trade Planet
The uproar over the Dubai Ports deal ignores the obvious consequences of the free trade that American politicians of both parties have pushed for decades. Like it or not, we have t...
Feb 27, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman