The Death of News The Death of News
In cities across America, reporters are being laid off, TV stations are cutting back coverage and the newspaper industry is crumbling to dust. When it all shakes out, will Wikipedi...
Nov 15, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
College Presidents High on the Hog College Presidents High on the Hog
College presidents are living in baronial splendor, some with salaries, benefits and perks of $1 million or more. And you wonder why the cost of tuition is so high?
Oct 31, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Useful Idiots Useful Idiots
Why did America's so-called liberal media find it so easy to support Bush's Iraq disaster? You won't find answers in the US media: Try The London Review of Books.
Oct 23, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Escape From Iraq Escape From Iraq
Bring back Saddam. Spring him from the slammer and put the old dictator back to work. Otherwise, we're never gonna get out of Iraq.
Oct 14, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Gas Pump Politics Gas Pump Politics
Will Democrats lose 50,000 votes every time the price of gasoline drops? If so, don't blame the GOP (they don't have that much power). Blame instead the greed of US consumers.
Oct 3, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Snapshot of a Plutocracy Snapshot of a Plutocracy
Every person on this year's Forbes 400 list of America's richest people is a billionaire, who collectively possess about $1.25 trillion. Imagine how many Congressmen that will buy.
Sep 26, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Your 401(k) Won’t Help When You Need It Your 401(k) Won’t Help When You Need It
If you're depending on private savings accounts to get you through retirement, get ready for a bitter surprise, thanks to the crooks and incompetents charged with selling and runni...
Sep 6, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Honey, We Killed the Planet Honey, We Killed the Planet
As the generation of power brokers over 40 continues to blow off global warming, our dependence on a waning supply of oil will create a miserable future for their children and gran...
Aug 30, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Cuba’s Pathbreaking Energy Policies Cuba’s Pathbreaking Energy Policies
As the world grows short of oil, nations in search of a viable energy policy should take a lesson from Cuba, which turned to sustainable agriculture to offset its own oil crisis.
Aug 22, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Life in a Post-Carbon World Life in a Post-Carbon World
If we are to survive and prosper in an oil-short world, we must not only think outside the box--we must get rid of the box. We must abandon the long-held idea that growth is the pa...
Aug 15, 2006 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman