Taxes are going to go up. I’m not happy about it, and I’m sure most Americans are as steamed as I am.

As times change, so do trends. In the old days, the louder and more powerful your car, the better. Now, green is the name of the game and everyone wants to drive super quiet, efficient hybrids.

Winston Churchill once called Russia “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” While Russia still isn’t the easiest place to understand, perhaps the deeper riddle these days is how to think about China.