Inflation in the United States is reportedly back to normal. But that doesn't mean the government fixed the problem. The government reports inflation is back down to around 2.3% per year. But it doesn't feel like inflation is under control. In fact, it probably feels
Donald Trump has promised to appoint Elon Musk as the chair of a new government efficiency commission. That's ironic for at least two reasons. First, Trump isn't making a credible promise. He's the same guy who promised to eliminate the national debt, and instead
Left-leaning media is currently raising the alarm that "Trump Wants the Military Used Against Americans Who Don’t Support Him on Election Day". While this isn't true, it does remind us that American leaders on both sides are now openly flirting with authoritarianism. What did Trump
If you understand basic economics, the current race for the American presidency is probably driving you nuts. Both the Democrat and Republican candidates seem economically illiterate. Almost everything they say about economics is dead wrong. But maybe "the law of supply and demand" doesn't matter when
The phrase "America first" is popular in American politics, but it sends the wrong message. It implies the United States has a right to be operating abroad, or even a mandate. However, the Constitution and George Washington agree the United States has no business in foreign aid. So
Ireland must collect billions in taxes from Apple, even though it doesn't want to. The European High Court recently ruled against both Ireland and Apple, but not for the reason you might expect. In fact, on this issue Europe is setting a good example for the United States.
The Pope says Americans must choose evil. In short, Pope Francis says both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are evil choices, but Americans must choose one of them. Pope Francis declared both American presidential candidates are "against life", one for being pro-choice on abortion and the other for
Citizens of the Soviet Union suffered terrible shortages of basic goods as long as their government existed. It's rumored they joked about their government's grotesque talent for causing these shortages: "What would happen in Saudi Arabia if communism triumphed there? First, shortage of oil. Later,
The ugly business of government doesn't get done by ordinary people in the open; it gets done by elites in private rooms. Lobbying is one way to be heard in those private rooms. You pay to play. When it's ordinary people or charities paying, it feels
Values are your core principles about what is important in life. Kamala Harris seems to be telling us her values are... whatever other people's are. In her first interview after being nominated the Democrat Party's candidate for president, Kamala Harris was asked to defend her inconsistent
Codie Sanchez is hugely popular for educating people about how to acquire small businesses. She doesn't stop with education. She is also sending a big message about freedom: It is okay to chase revenue relentlessly. And in fact, I think you have a moral obligation to do it
The US military has given up on the ill-fated pier it built on the Gaza shoreline. This wasn't just a debacle. It was something worse. The pier facilitated only around 2,000 tons of aid. That is roughly 2% of what Gaza requires on a monthly basis. It