In 2001, the first time I walked out of the Guatemala City airport terminal into the sunshine, I was unprepared for the swarm of beggars crushing in on my wife and me. As I looked around nervously for the cab …

“From the Occupy movement to the demonization of the rich embedded in virtually every word of our local newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, I perceive a rising tide of hatred of the successful 1 percent.” – Tom Perkins, venture capitalist …

One of the big polling companies has discovered that 42% of Americans – the most since Gallup began galloping – identify themselves politically as independent, rejecting the labels of both of the so-called major political parties. Conclusion? Americans are increasingly …

We live in what we call an “eclectic” neighborhood that’s been here since probably the late 1940s and mirrors the ethnic diversity and economic fortunes of Richmond, Texas, as a whole. Which is to say about 50% Hispanic population, 40% …