Ed Wallace

Recent Articles by Ed Wallace

December 29, 2010

Blame High Gas Prices on Laziness and Greed

When John Gambling recently invited me to appear on his popular radio show on WOR-AM in New York City, he had one question: Why had the price of gasoline again topped ...

August 3, 2010

The Electric Car Might Be the Perfect Second Ride

(This story has been updated to correct an error about the IRS tax deduction.)"The long-suffering poor will rise up and bless Mr. Edison." —the St. Louis ...

November 2, 2009

Why No One Knows Where the Economy Really Stands

In the corporate world the first and most critical item for anyone taking over a troubled institution is determining where that company stands financially. Identifying...

October 20, 2009

How Wall Street Will Kill the Recovery

Wall Street is up to its old tricks again. One year later, one of the key excesses that led our consumer-based economy into an historic downturn is being abused in the...

August 13, 2009

GM: Still Making the Same Mistakes

It was almost painful to watch new General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson's live Webcam meeting this past Tuesday. On top of the company's recent problems—a growing ...

July 31, 2009

Health Care in Crisis: The Cure for Health Care?

Editor's Note: This is the epilogue of a five-part series on the health-care crisis. President Obama recently said of his plans to reorganize health care in America: ...

July 30, 2009

Health Care in Crisis: Better Ways to Beat Cancer?

Editor's Note: This is Part Five of a five-part series on the health-care crisis. One fear that haunts everyone is that one day your doctor will say the five most ...

July 29, 2009

Health Care in Crisis: Patients Are Pushovers

Editor's Note: This is Part Four of a five-part series on the health-care crisis. For 32 years, Don Grantham was considered one of the top engineers at General ...

July 28, 2009

Health Care in Crisis: Overmedicating America

Editor's Note: This is Part Three of a five-part series on the health-care crisis. It started with creeping numbness across her upper right abdomen. When after months ...

July 27, 2009

Health Care in Crisis: Needless Costs, Needless Deaths

Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a five-part series on the health-care crisis. Sandra Bogan and Southwest Airlines (LUV) have enjoyed a long business association. On...