The Fair Tax has its moment in the sun. Could there be more to come?

Mike Huckabee’s victory in Iowa Thursday was a big victory also for the “Fair Tax,” the radical revamping of the federal tax code that he endorses. And while Huckabee’s Iowa win may be a one-off, one gets the feeling that the Fair Tax campaign will be with us for a while. The resurgent John McCain [...]

New column: The boomers hit 62

I have a new column in the issue of Time with Benazir Bhutto on the cover and online here. It begins: They’re turning 62 this month, the first of the baby boomers are. Adorable, aren’t they, as they hum along to the Beach Boys on their iPods and dream of Davy Crockett coonskin caps? In [...]