Jim Leff's Slog

Ok, fuel prices have fallen drastically. Crisis is over. So why are airlines still imposing luggage surcharges?  In fact, last week American...

Wired Magazine's " How-To Wiki ,"a compendium of tutorials drawing from both the magazine's writers and editors and web si...

When I was in grade school, I found it eerie to hear other kids parroting their parents' political views. During elections, children who...

A liberal friend sent me a link to this "If Obama Loses" video . And a conservative friend sent me a link to this  "If Obama ...

When Sarah Palin first appeared, my comment was: "Whatever you think of Palin, she's likely to remain on our national scene for an...

A couple of weeks ago, I experienced a visceral glimpse into the inner dynamics of an economic crisis. When the crisis hit, and money market...

Just a reminder that if you have any capital gains this year (e.g. you sold stock earlier in the year for a gain), you ought to sell somethi...

I love this video of McCain supporters lashing back against an anti-Muslim bigot. I'm quite seriously thinking of starting a "Jews...

Oh, awesome . " Bag of hurt " is up to 151,000 results!

Here's part of Powell's endorsement speech that was little covered by the mainstream media: "I'm also troubled by...what m...