Mergers Or No Mergers, It's Time To Re-Regulate The Airlines - I write this from the terminal of the Boston International Airport. I am about to board a small prop plane to Harrisburg, Pa, the state capitol. Given

In Praise of TV by Someone without One - The Powhatan Review, Norfolk, Va. 1998 issue By Alex Marshall Missing 'Ally McBeal,' 'The Simpsons' and HBO's 'RealSex,' and how much one is

Making Elections Matter - During the six presidential races in my adult lifetime, I've lived in three states - Virginia, Massachusetts and New York - that collectively have 31

When The Big Guns Fail, Here's A Secret Weapon In The Battle With Warts - Published: Monday, August 9, 1993 Section: DAILY BREAK , page B1 Source: By Alex Marshall, Staff writer THE STORY OF HOW I conquered and vanq

DC Metro: A Record of Reinvigorating a City - (Taken from the February 2004 issue of Planning Magazine.) Love (and Hate) That Metro It's a mess say some commuters — it's too expensive and t

Guns Don't Kill People; Cars Do. Or At Least Not As Many - On Foot Or On Wheels, Facing The Threat Whether you walk, drive or bicycle on your daily rounds, are you more in danger of getting killed from a b

The Stock Transfer Tax - The Stock Transfer Tax: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Back? By Alex Marshall May 2003 It sounds too good to be true. At a time when New York Ci