One of the unfortunate characteristics of many successful businessmen is that they tend to believe that their business acumen gives them some insight into the workings of the economy and offers them knowledge of proper economic policy. In reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Economics and business, while they may inform one another, […]
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In a decision that conservatives are hoping will lay the groundwork for a future case overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. On June 26, three months after oral arguments began, the court declared that a California law requiring them to inform clients about abortion services […]
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Economist Robert Shiller, the 2013 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics, recently stated that he believed that while the housing market has been overheated since 2012 he doesn’t believe that we’re in the midst of a housing bubble. Shiller is perhaps best known for the Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, a series of price […]
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Since the Justice Department declared that it would enforce immigration law with a “zero tolerance” policy, the liberal media has been in hysterics calling President Trump, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Department of Homeland Security officials heartless and cruel. The worst examples of fake news have abounded, with misleading photos of illegal alien […]
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While it is often confused with the AK-47 by those with a lack of firearms knowledge, the SKS rifle has very little in common with the AK aside from the distinctive slots in its handguard. Developed towards the end of World War II by Sergei Simonov and quickly replaced by the AK in front-line Soviet […]
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This spring, it was reported that abortion giant Planned Parenthood will be doling out $30 million on the November midterm elections. It will be focusing its Action Fund on swing states that were key to President Trump’s upset against Hillary Clinton in 2016, including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Planned Parenthood will also be more […]
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On June 25, the Supreme Court refused to hear the case of a male couple who had filed suit against a Southern Baptist florist, Barronelle Stutzman. The couple claimed she broke Washington state civil rights law by refusing to make their wedding floral arrangements. As a result, the state fined Stutzman $1,000 and demanded that […]
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In the first sign that online cryptocurrency ad bans may be falling, Facebook has begun accepting requests for cryptocurrency ads on its platform. It isn’t a complete overturning of its ad ban, however, as ads for initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency options trading will still be banned. Cryptocurrency firms also have to request to […]
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With the Federal Reserve having raised its target federal funds rate for the past year and a half and showing commitment to slowly drawing down the size of its balance sheet, many have declared the era of easy money to be over. But that’s not really the case. Yes, interest rates will rise as the […]
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In news that could make the Equifax breach look minor, a little-known Florida company with records on just about every American consumer has had its data breached. Exactis, a Florida-based marketing and data-aggregation company, had amassed a database containing detailed information about 230 million American consumers and 110 million businesses. And all of those records […]
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