Of all the many awful features of the Affordable Care Act --"Obamacare"-- the medical device tax ("MDT") is the most obviously ruinous of a particular sector of the economy.
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The North Koreans are extremely good at tinkering with older systems and finding value in materials that would end up on the cutting room floor in the US.
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To see these new Republicans standing by Rand Paul presented the image of a band of brothers standing up for principle. Rarely has this Republican Party looked better than it did on Wednesday.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced last week that the
Pentagon has created a new military award for keyboard cyber-warriors and
drone joystick jockeys.
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Inflation is expected to run well above the Bank of England target rate of 2% for another two years in the UK. Don't worry it's a self-inflicted goal.
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