Nationwide, new Democratic Party voter registrations outpace newcomers to the Republican side by astronomical levels. Turnout for presidential primaries, when neither side had settled on its nominee, ran in the neighborhood of 2-to-1 in favor of Democrats. Contributions to Democratic candidates compared with Republicans are like monsoons to midday sprinkles. ...more

May 6, 2008

Bottoms up! It's time to swallow a heavy dose of risk realism when considering the U.S. home market. ...more

May 6, 2008

In 2004, when President Bush won Ohio by a razor-thin margin, guaranteeing his re-election, conventional wisdom said a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage on the Ohio ballot was part of the reason. ...more

February 24, 2008

Greg Biffle didn't have to think long when asked if there was a moment during the heat of last year's NASCAR season when he paused and gave silent thanks that Fenway Sports Group had bought into Roush Racing to create Roush Fenway Racing. ...more

February 13, 2008

Conventional wisdom said demand for accountants and auditors would have tapered off by now. ...more

February 5, 2008

Rudy Giuliani, who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, bowed out of the Republican presidential contest Wednesday and endorsed front-runner and longtime friend John McCain. ...more

January 31, 2008

With talk of recession in the air, Florida consumers haven't been this anxious about the economy since 1991. ...more

January 30, 2008

The conventional wisdom has it that so-called helicopter parents are annoying their children by hovering over their every move as they apply to college. It turns out, though, that most freshmen are happy with how involved mom and dad were during their college search. ...more

January 24, 2008

Who can blame the networks for lavishing ever more attention on the presidential primaries? ...more

January 23, 2008

Most diversity training efforts at U.S. companies are ineffective and even counterproductive in increasing the number of women and minorities in managerial positions, says an analysis that turns decades of conventional wisdom, government policy and court rulings on their heads. ...more

January 21, 2008