We like to believe that, in our lifetime, the human condition is improving.

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate raising or eliminating the cap on salaries subject to the Social Security tax.

Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round.

America, the temple of invention and industry, doesn't make things anymore.

It is statesmanlike for the administration and Congress to look to our nation's welfare beyond their terms in office.

The worst thing that can happen to us in an ideological struggle is to become what we are fighting.

What the F.D.I.C. does is to put the full faith and credit of the United States government behind every savings account in the nation, up to a limit that has changed over the years and stands now at $100,000.