A one-on-one conversation between two old friends who were long overdue for an honest talk about what it means to be black and white in America

Too many Americans feel disrespected -- in politics, in commerce, in culture, and in daily life. The solution isn't more disrespect. We need constructive things to do, alone and together.

If American companies want into China, they have to play by certain rules. Is it worth the compromise?

It might not be time to panic yet, but you may need to give a second look to your antivirus programs. One of the best may also have a previously unknown risky side.

A manuscript that's later than anything you ever turned in as a student

The clock is ticking for our country -- our fiscal situation is a time bomb, and we can only fix it through some newfound discipline and some speedy economic growth. Both of those take some self-control that we haven't shown lately.

Some takeaway thoughts from the movie "Dunkirk" and how they apply to our choices about what to do today with opponents like North Korea

Consciously or not, we're always setting the stage for what prosperity (or poverty) comes later. So we ought to be conscious about it.

As the government reacts to the opioid crisis, we need to treat people as assets to be enhanced, not liabilities to be locked away.

A walk through the model railroad exhibit at the Iowa State Fair causes me to wonder: How will the next generation of entrepreneurs and proprietor-capitalists make their mark?