Op-Ed: The GOP is giving in to fear on health-care reform—and it’s going to cost you big time

Bluffing is an important tool in poker and in politics. The key to it is making the other players believe you’re holding a better hand than you really are. But what we’re seeing on Capitol Hill right now with the Obamacare repeal efforts is not only a case...

GOP congressman on Obamacare replacement: ‘I don’t think any individual has read the whole bill’

Hours before a scheduled vote on a Republican bill that would repeal and replace major parts of Obamacare, a GOP congressman suggested that neither he — nor anyone else — has actually read the entire bill. But Rep. Thomas Garrett of Virginia said his...

Bitcoin surges above $1,500 to record as more investors bet on ‘digital gold’

Bitcoin jumped to an all-time high Thursday as investors bet the digital currency will gain even greater acceptance globally as a store of value and an investment vehicle. Bitcoin rose more than 4 percent to hit a record price of $1,553.18, according to CoinDesk. New...

H-1B limits is ‘stupidest policy in the entire American political system,’ says Google’s Schmidt

If there was any doubt that Silicon Valley hates limitations on hiring skilled immigrants to work in the U.S., Alphabet executive chairman Eric Schmidt made it clear. “The stupidest policy in the entire American political system was the limit on H-1B...