The World According to Tony Polombo

This January marked the 50 th anniversary of the War on Poverty started by President Lyndon Baines Johnson.   Of course this had led to d...

With a name like the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) it is obvious that the intent of the law is to make healthcare affordable to as ...

I believe it was the day after President Obama’s reelection victory last year when the pundits started to speculate on who was going to ru...

ex·tor·tion   [ik stáwrsh'n ] getting something by force: the acquisition of something through the use of force or threats NYT ...

mer·i·toc·ra·cy [ mèrri tókr ə ssee ]    system based on ability: a social system that gives opportunities and advantages to people o...

One of the more interesting stories last month was the agreement to sell one of America’s most prestigious newspapers, The Washington Post ...

I think a good way to find out whether someone thinks more as a liberal or as a conservative it to ask him or her how they feel about minim...