John Templeton, the legendary fund manager, famously said, "The four most dangerous words in investing are: This time it's different." That warning was ignored by those in 1999 who believed profits didn't matter in the internet age and those in 2007 who thought housing prices would rise for ...

My two boys recently got new passports. The little books are gorgeously designed. On thick paper, drawings are etched of wheat fields and farmers, statues and monuments. Quotes from great Americans - former Presidents George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy, as well as the ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a quick study in the art of laying it on thick, announced that he was teaming up with Israel's Knesset speaker to invite parliamentary leaders from around the world to jointly nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize -- and for nothing less than inaugurating "a new ...

With yet another round of tariffs taking effect this week — this time on cabinets and other furniture, timber and lumber — the White House insists that its policies are about "fairness" and "reciprocity." The evidence now tells a different story of higher prices for Americans, lower margins ...

In his address to Israel's Knesset following the release of 20 living hostages by Hamas, President Donald Trump said several things that reflect wishful thinking. Among them: "The forces of chaos that have plagued the region are totally defeated." "The enemies of all civilization are in ...

Amid discussions about furloughs and firings of federal employees, we often forget that most are ordinary citizens trying to make ends meet. Some hold these jobs for the benefits they provide, and others because they genuinely enjoy helping people and take pride in where they work. We must not ...