The US workforce saw a brief bump in hiring this October, coupled with a steep rise in firings. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will likely not publish job data again this year due to the government shutdown. The Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of the US workforce is unavailable, but what […]
At the beginning of September, I settled for a couple of weeks in the Himalayas in northern India. I was there to give a few contributions at a conference on local economies. “Where exactly in the desert sand of this life is the line drawn that separates fiction from non-fiction?” — that […]
By his own testimony, the former British PM Tony Blair wants nothing more than to resolve conflicts worldwide. Yet, his long interest in the Middle East is ridden with conflicts of interest and tech billionaire donors. The Quest for Gaza’s Energy, Part 3Read part 1 hereRead part 2 here As […]
Who is the Man Leading the Color Revolution? Born in Los Angeles in 1960, Norm Eisen attended Harvard Law, where he received his J.D. in 1991. He was a classmate of Barack Obama and served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. After law school, Eisen clerked for Judge […]
Economies usually go just one way – but now we’re going in two directions. While the wealthy ride up on rising asset prices, millions of working Americans are moving down. Here’s how the “K-shaped” economy took hold – and what it means for your financial future… Once upon a time […]
According to filings, JP Morgan reported holding 5,284,190 shares of IBIT, valued at $343 million as of September 30. JPMorgan disclosed a sharp increase in its holdings of the Bitcoin ETF IBIT, signaling rising institutional interest in cryptocurrency exposure. According to 13F filings, the bank reported holding 5,284,190 shares of IBIT, […]
“We live in the dumbest of times and Democrats are truly led by the dumbest of all of us.” —Sean Davis, The Federalist You can suppose the government will re-open this week, and then what? It could close back down in January when the latest funding patch runs out. And […]
As debates over SNAP funding intensify, one uncomfortable truth stands out: Tens of millions of Americans now rely on “temporary” aid programs. Brandon Smith of alt-market.com explores the im-plications for the larger U.S. economy… There’s a lot of black-pilling Republicans out there this week after a handful of elections in […]
The human capacity to sculpt the terrain that surrounds us is enormous but not without limits. While a farmer or a gardener may replace or modify the geographical and botanical features on a given piece of land, it is only quite rarely, and with the help of an enormous expenditure […]
Germany has announced its plans to reinstate mandatory military service as the government seeks to boost its armed forces. Conscription has been suspended since 2011, but a new law set to take effect on January 1st, 2026, will begin with a voluntary model that could pave the way for a […]
