I know we're not supposed to worry so much about things over which we have little control. At the same time, the debt ceiling crisis is a very instructive farce for anyone who's paying attention. Doug Casey says the U.S. should declare bankruptcy.
This one is going to rub some people the wrong way but it's still worth a read. Jacob Hornberger explains why the U.S. military's recruiting crisis is actually a very positive sign for our nation.
The struggles that our kids are having right now are a real challenge for many families. Lenore Skenazy has a thought-provoking take on why it's so hard to get kids off screens and back into real life.
Could the rumors about the government's new mortgage rules be true? Economist Peter Jacobsen says, yes, borrowers with good credit scores are being punished--despite what fact-checkers say.
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