The ongoing strikes on Russian oil refineries are driving up the cost of gasoline and diesel worldwide. The prices are really noticeable in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Ukraine has targeted oil depots, processing plants, and metering stations with drones and missiles, calling them legitimate facilities that support Russia’s “war […]
Looking at the above title, the reader may conclude that he has begun to read an article that he might better save until he has a holiday weekend in which to read it. And there can be no doubt that volumes could be written describing the Fed and its inner-workings. […]
So there I was, staring into the cold, dead, algorithmic eyes of ChatGPT — the latest omnipotent, omniscient, and utterly unaccountable AI Overlord we’ve all apparently agreed to trust with everything from our grocery lists to our moral compass — when it hit me: Why not outsource my own destruction? Why not […]
The OCC has clarified that U.S. national banks may hold crypto on their balance sheets to pay blockchain network fees and test crypto platforms. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has given national banks the green light to hold crypto on their balance sheets for the […]
In the first eleven months of his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has left no doubt that he is committed to a “Make Israel Great Again” agenda. In the first two parts of this series, we examined how Donald Trump’s second administration has expanded the use […]
Story at-a-glance Something unusual is happening across America — young adults are reporting more memory lapses, attention problems, and mental fatigue than ever before. The growing sense of “brain fog” is no longer limited to older adults or those with diagnosed conditions like dementia. It’s showing up in people who […]
For decades, displacement has been woven into the fabric of Israeli policy toward Palestinians, resurfacing today in a new, polished guise. Ultranationalist figures like Itamar Ben Gvir have openly celebrated the idea of “voluntary migration,” urging foreign governments to absorb Palestinians while insisting the plan is humanitarian. Yet behind this […]
Credit John Cochrane for a brilliant blast of rent controls. A Way Out of the Affordability Crisis [Not] Let’s start with an inane post on the New York Times Economists Hate This Idea. It Could Be a Way Out of the Affordability Crisis. That’s a free link for those who wish […]
“Zelenskyy’s Wallet” flees the country in revelations of president’s inner circle taking kickbacks “to protect Ukraine’s energy sector” during war with Russia. I knew that a story like this would eventually erupt in Ukraine and even make the headlines of the New York Times and the Financial Times. Our mainstream media is totally […]
One in ten Americans receives food stamp benefits through SNAP. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins believes there needs to be an overhaul of the program to ensure only those in desperate need receive these benefits. The first step will be requiring recipients to reapply for benefits to ensure that those “taking […]
