Will Florida Governor Ron DeSantis run for President in ’24? Well, he’s sitting on a $100 million+ war chest for his reelection bid this November as governor of Florida. And according to some experts he’ll be able to use any leftovers in a national race. The only other “potential” with that kind of money is […]
Archives for July 2022
“JACK-IN-THE-BOX”: Russia’s Exploding T-72 Tanks
At the Wall Street Journal, analysts discuss Russia’s T-72 tank and its propensity to explode when hit by anti-tank munitions. The effect called a “jack-in-the-box,” sends the tanks’ turrets flying off their bodies, sometimes spectacularly.
Demand for Vehicles Still Strong Despite High Prices
Despite high prices for cars and trucks, demand is still high, reflecting pent-up appetite for new vehicles that has been hampered by supply chain shortages. The Wall Street Journal’s Nora Eckert reports: A global shortage of microchips and low supplies of other auto parts continue to damp vehicle output, leaving dealership lots gutted and pushing […]
Dollar Strengthens as “Least Bad” Currency Today
As the Federal Reserve puts upward pressure on interest rates, the dollar is strengthening compared to other world currencies in areas where governments cannot, or will not, relieve savers from the punishing effects of ultra-low interest rates. Despite the Fed’s efforts, so far inflation is still raging. The dollar isn’t necessarily getting more valuable, it’s […]
Biden’s Economic Illiteracy and Shameless Demagoguery
Or, Where Does the Buck Stop? Just ask Joe Biden… “The companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump…Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product.” Joe Kicking Sand in Their Face Regardless how implausible, Joe maintains the buck stops with small-time […]
“Shooter! Run!”
“Shooter! Run!” Imagine hearing that while watching a parade with your children. That is exactly what happened to my clients’ daughter and grandsons when gun shots went off at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, IL. When she called her dad, panicked and in tears, after jumping in the back of an SUV […]
FOOD SHORTAGE: Drought in Italy Leaves Farmers High and Dry
Farmers in Italy are unable to support their crops as the country suffers an epic drought. Already the world is facing fears of food shortages, droughts in places like Italy, the American midwest, parts of Ukraine, central Africa, and swaths of Asia could severely affect the global balance of food production. Eric Sylvers reports on […]
BANKRUPTCY: Airline Restructures as Exhausted Pilots Demand Relief
The Scandinavian airline, SAS AB, is going into a voluntary restructuring process that will see 50% of its flights cut each day. The restructuring will take about a year, and is a response to the increased debt and lower revenues caused by Covid, and to a plan by 1,000 of the airline’s pilots to walk […]
BIDEN OUT OF TOUCH: Will America See Recession, or Worse?
At the Ron Paul Institute, former congressman and presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul, criticizes Joe Biden for his heartless response that Americans will have to suffer his inflation “as long as it takes,” in order for Biden and fellow globalist leaders to realize their goal of defeating Vladimir Putin’s Russia in the war in Ukraine. […]
Your Average Joe – a Man Out of Touch
From Joe Biden, President “My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril. Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now.” My message to […]