With evidence mounting that texting and driving is more dangerous than drinking and driving, nearly everyone agrees that it is a huge problem that must be stopped. Sure, 18 states have made it illegal to text and drive, but the fact is many people-especially teens-continue to type away while behind the wheel. So why not take the next step, and have cars come with a device that jams cell phone signals for those in the driver seat?    Read More

Effectively managing the massive amounts of medical data generated within our health care system can literally mean the difference between life and death. It can also mean the difference between success and failure in stemming the rising costs of health care,  writes guest blogger Janet Marchibroda, IBM's Chief Healthcare Officer.   Read More

Just two days ago, the New York Times heralded on its front page “Health Care Bill Passes First Test on Capital Hill”, a title that belied the fact that the health care bill as currently structured has almost no likelihood of becoming law. Moderate Democrat Senators have no stomach for it, because their constituencies have no stomach for it.   Read More

How much do you think Judge Sonya Sotomayor wishes she could take back her “hope that a wise Latina woman…would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male”  statement from a few years ago?   Read More

So tell me, who doesn't like to eat the chocolate chip cookie batter before it's baked? But some folks are learning the hard way that it's not a great idea. And Nestle is paying the price.   Read More

If you want to ride out the rest of this recession in a cave, that’s fine — just make sure it’s up to code. Just one of the valuable recession lessons you can learn from a caveman!   Read More

Red Bull fans once hyped the popular energy drink as "liquid cocaine." They may have been on to something. The latest buzz about Red Bull is a widening controversy over whether its products actually contain traces of the illegal drug.   Read More

From bankruptcies to new emissions standards, here's what you need to know if you're thinking of buying a car right now.    Read More

John Ulzheimer says an interest rate cap included in the new law would have actually hurt consumers.    Read More

I'm just back from vacation in Vietnam, where the story of American media giants' potential growth and challenges was inescapable. I was briefly in Ho Chi Minh City, but mostly along the country's east coast, in the area around Hoi An (just south of the 17th Parallel) and up north in Hanoi.    Read More