Deciding when and how to claim Social Security benefits is one of the most important retirement income decisions that you will ever make. The idea of guaranteed income for life that keeps pace with i…
When it comes any issue, what is best for America is not what drives Obama. Even with Ebola, he is like the trendy new song, “I’m all about the base, 'bout the base, not the trouble.”
As with…
Reminiscing
Invariably, when our thoughts take us back, they involve another person or more. Thinking back to my childhood, I know I was fortunate to live next door to my paternal grandmother (Mam…
So as to give some perspective, I'm going to ask readers for their guesses about human behavior before explaining my embarrassment by some of my fellow economists.
Suppose the prices o…
Religious entities benefit from being in America. In most cases they enjoy 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. This means Catholics, Protestants,
Mormons, Muslims and all other churches, synagogues, templ…
Many in Santa Rosa County will remember the iconic Joe Bamberg, the late, long-time pastor of First Baptist Church, Milton. What is more, many recall funny or poignant little vignettes involving him.…
By Ron Hart
Rosemary Beach, FL
“Wheels up, rings off.”
Secret Service traveling mantra
In the wake of an ongoing series of embarrassing security breaches, Secret Service Directo…
Students at several Jefferson County, Colorado, high schools walked out to protest the school board's recently proposed curriculum review committee that seeks to promote patriotism, respect for autho…
By Ron Hart
Memphis, TN
Eric Holder has resigned, ending the reign of the most racially divisive and political Attorney General in modern history.
Now he can do ceremonial things …
How many times have we heard laments such as "women are 50 percent of the population but only 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs" and, as the Justice Department recently found, "blacks are 54 percent of t…
