If the United States had a true free market economy, companies that made bad decisions would have to face the consequences of those decisions. But the U.S. has a mixed economy, meaning -- among other things -- that the federal government all too often steps in to protect companies from the consequences of their mistakes.
2:33 PM 06/27/2011
Having been unanimously confirmed for the job of secretary of defense by the United States Senate, Leon Panetta has a big job on his hands.
9:16 AM 10/19/2010
For all his talk of reform, President Barack Obama and his allies have it in for anything not part of the government education monopoly.
