DoD report says the potential for nuclear combat is rising
With Afghanistan teetering and inflation roaring back to life, what other 1970s throwbacks are awaiting to make their 21st century debuts? How about a rising possibility of nuclear combat? A…
Afghanistan approaches collapse
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan is proceeding as planned, apparently bringing to a close the nation’s longest foreign war. What’s replacing U.S. forces are scenes eerily reminiscent to those that…
Inflation is going to be with us for a while
More and more economists, as well as the public at-large, are coming to see and expect what the central bankers prefer not to think about: inflation is going to be…
Woeful government tech lead to an historic ‘fleecing of the America taxpayer’
As we’ve noted before, criminals of various types took quick advantage of the federal government’s spending binge in 2020. Whether it was scamming unemployment payments or getting loans for phony…
George McGovern’s business lesson for Joe Biden
While Joe Biden frets that there may not be enough competition and government needs to ride to the rescue, there are examples of politicians more liberal than Biden who eventually…
Mr. Biden’s ‘shocking ignorance’ about business
President Biden’s executive order calling for more government involvement to stimulate private sector competition has quickly become a ripe target for advocates of limited government and free markets. It’s not…
GAO: F-35 threatens to become a program the DoD can no longer afford
The Defense Department is one of the largest line items in the federal budget. Hundreds of billions of dollars each year are devoted to sustaining and maintaining our armed forces,…
Cuomo declares a gun violence disaster emergency
When last we looked at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, he was facing a possible impeachment inquiry – which, according to reports out of Albany, in still grinding ahead over…
Inflation surprises the Federal Reserve, which intends to stay the inflationary course
The minutes of the Federal Reserve board’s June meeting have been released and what they show is a collection of policy makers surprised to see prices rising faster and across…
History isn’t on the trustbusters’ side
Trustbusters are back in force in DC, occupying key positions in the Biden administration and valuable chair space in the House and Senate. These crusaders against very big business are…