BY JOE CONASON Despite significant negative signals, the final outcome of this week’s arguments over the Affordable Care Act will remain unknown until the Supreme Court issues a ruling in June. What is painfully obvious today, however, should have been clear enough long before any of the lawyers opened their mouths. The five Republican justices […]

BY FROMA HARROP Mitt Romney has three houses. The former Massachusetts governor would like to do a $12 million “fix-up” on one of them, a beachfront property in La Jolla, CA. The plan is to tear down the existing 3,000-square-foot structure and build an 8,100-square-foot replacement, plus a car elevator. Within the top sliver of […]

BY SHARON MARTIN For years I’ve been watching consumers get nipped by food manufacturers. First, a pound of coffee became 13 ounces. Manufacturers knew it was...

BY SUSAN ESTRICH I opened the garage to back my car out on Saturday morning and silently cursed at the car blocking part of my driveway, making a difficult task [backing out onto a busy street, something I never thought about when I rented this house while renovating mine] so much harder. I eased out […]

BY RICHARD L. FRICKER It’s often said, “The law says I can ...” The law seldom says, “Thou shall …” The point being – just...