Editorials: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate

Government’s NFIP Harms Puget Sound

May 17, 2012

Puget Sound plays a vital role in Washington’s economy.

FEMA Call for ‘Clean’ NFIP Reauthorization Would Punt Much-Needed Reforms

April 25, 2012

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers the National Flood Insurance Program, has asked Congress to pass a two-year reauthorization of the program before it expires May 31.

Government’s Size Is the Real Scandal

April 25, 2012

In a nation struggling with record budget deficits, feeling outraged about a federal agency that spent almost $900,000 on a lavish, booze-soaked conference seems natural.

Mortgage Deal Hurts Honest Borrowers

March 02, 2012

If you have a home mortgage and have dutifully paid it each month, as you promised you would do when you signed the loan papers, you’re a chump.

Senate Should Act on Flood Insurance Reform

February 01, 2012

On issues ranging from heath care to financial regulation, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have almost nothing in common.

International Law Too Easy on Cruise Lines

January 24, 2012

If even half of them are true, the allegations against the captain of the Costa Concordia--the half-billion-dollar cruise ship currently half-submerged off the Italian coast--ought to boil anyone’s

Getting the Enron Story Straight

December 12, 2011

The story about the failure of Enron by Phil Rosenthal that appeared in the Chicago Tribune on December 4, 2011 missed out on several interesting points in law and economics.

Citizens Insurance

November 23, 2011

As Florida's economy struggles to recover, there is one issue brewing below the surface that if left unattended may erase any recovery, or worse. I commend Gov.

Government Insurance Is a Bad Investment

November 18, 2011

It seems everyone is getting on the smaller-government bandwagon these days.

Bank Fee Troubles Not Over

November 04, 2011

Bank of America, the nation's largest financial institution by some measures, made headlines  for announcing it would charge $5 a month to consumers who used its previously free debit cards an