Read any financial news site today and it will be full of accounts of people who worked hard to retire early. Whereas most Americans hope to retire around 65 and think of retiring at 50 as retiring early, some of these accounts feature people who have retired as early as 35. It’s pretty impressive to […]
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While the Winchester Model 70 may be touted as “The Rifleman’s Rifle,” another American-made rifle is no slouch either. The Remington Model 700, produced since 1962, is another of the most popular rifles in the United States. Developed from the Remington Models 721 and 722, themselves developments of the Remington Model 30, the Model 700 […]
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The most frustrating thing about the saga surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is that all the to-do from the Democratic side isn’t really about Kavanaugh’s suitability for the bench. They’re really only concerned about one issue, Roe v. Wade, and they’re afraid that Kavanaugh might vote to overturn it should a case dealing with […]
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The European Union has set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to allow European companies to continue to do business in Iran despite the threat of new US sanctions. While the US withdrew from the deal earlier this year, the agreement remains in effect as the US was just one party to the deal. The […]
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While Bitcoin has taken the world by storm, one of the knocks on it has been the fact that, like most other cryptocurrencies, it is not backed by anything. Many of Bitcoin’s opponents in the world of central banking, in particular, like to point out that Bitcoin is just an unbacked currency created ex nihilo, […]
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An illegal immigrant who was a member of a fishing boat crew has been charged with murder after killing one of his fellow crew members and attacking others. Franklin Freddy Meave Vazquez, 27, attacked crew members on the Virginia-based fishing boat Captain Billy Haver with a knife and a hammer. The attack occurred while the […]
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For decades stock markets have been viewed as proxies for the strength of the economy. The higher stock market indexes go, the stronger the economy is deemed to be. The most famous index, of course, is the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which in recent days has pushed back to record new highs. But while many […]
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It used to be that everyone had the same vision of the American Dream. Everyone wanted a good, well-paying job for life, a nice house in the suburbs with a white picket fence, a good car, and a family that they could provide for. But for an increasing number of Americans that dream has become […]
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The post-Labor Day period is supposed to be one in which gasoline prices fall, as Americans returning to work from vacation reduce their demand for gas. But this fall looks to be one in which gas prices will continue to rise, placing even more pressure on American households that continue to face rising prices all […]
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One of the unfortunate effects of today’s media culture that is always looking to provide the latest scoop is that the news that is reported isn’t always true. Nothing illustrated that better than Monday’s drama surrounding Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Initial reports on Monday indicated that Rosenstein had resigned. Then new reports came out […]
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