Millions of public workers have become a kind of privileged new class - a new elite, who live better than their private sector counterparts. Public servants have become the public's masters. No wonder the public is upset.

Natural erosion had reduced the critical barrier islands in the Gulf, the result of the destruction of some 300,000 acres of wetlands. This amounted to 30 miles of marshlands.

Surely, if Mother Nature had been consulted, she would never have consented to building a city in New Orleans.

Fewer Americans are at work today than in April 2000, even though the population since then has grown by 31 million.

Before you build a better mousetrap, it helps to know if there are any mice out there.

Law practice is the exact opposite of sex:even when it's good, it's bad.

Millions of public workers have become a kind of privileged new class - a new elite, who live better than their private sector counterparts. Public servants have become the public's masters. No wonder the public is upset.