The Obama administration was the beneficiary of unprecedented low interest rates, which helped keep the economy moving, but more importantly for the former administration’s big-government agenda, kept borrowing rates low for the Treasury. The Trump administration will have to deal with the fallout of Obama’s big spending and borrowing ways as interest rates rise. The […]
Before Bob Dylan there was Chuck Berry
Here’s a great tribute to Chuck Berry from Newport Daily News columnist Jim Gillis: You could argue that Chuck Berry, who died recently at age 90, helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. I’d throw Little Richard and Elvis in as well. Berry’s appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival was rife with controversy—a rocker crashing a […]
Connecticut’s Exodus Driven by Punishing High Taxation
Is it the end of the road for Connecticut’s high-tax experiment? Nutmeggers, especially the well heeled, are fleeing Connecticut for lower tax states like Florida. In the last five years alone 27,400 have left for the Sunshine State. The Wall Street Journal editors explain how the state’s progressive politicians must now bribe big businesses to stay […]
As Pension Debt Crests $1.5 Trillion, States are Headed Toward Crisis
The Tax Foundation has created a map of each state’s pension funding situation. It’s not pretty. If you live in South Dakota, Oregon or Wisconsin, your state is in great shape. All three have funded their pensions over 100%. But if you rely on a state pension in Illinois or Kentucky, it could get rocky. […]
Investing in Your Survival is all about You
One of the more important lessons I’ve learned about survival prep is that oftentimes the best teacher is failure. Surviving a bad experience has a way of focusing the mind. A couple of years ago we lost power in New Hampshire. Becky and I were away that weekend but our kids were staying with my parents […]
Susan Rice: “Leaked Nothing to Nobody”
Susan Rice in an MSNBC safe zone claims she “leaked nothing to nobody, and never have”. If that is the case then why the resistance to testify before Congress? Who did she unmask? The Wall Street Journal asks why Rice, a White House official, was using intelligence tools normally confined to intelligence analysts: Ms. Rice […]
Unmasking the Unmasker: Susan Rice and a History of Evasion and Deceit
In what has become a bombshell scoop, Eli Lake has reported on Bloomberg that it was former National Security Adviser Susan Rice who prompted the unmasking of Trump campaign and transition team members in reports on electronic eavesdropping of foreign nationals. Lake writes of how Rice’s actions were discovered: The pattern of Rice’s requests was discovered […]
After GOP Guts Unions, WI Democrats Completely Demoralized
Who said standing up to public sector unions is bad for business? As it turns out, it’s the best thing Republican Gov. Scott Walker could have done. Through his Act 10 he’s gutted union membership and as reported by the WSJ: Six years ago, as a bitter winter gripped the Upper Midwest, Wisconsin Democrats mobilized […]
Just How Much Do Ivy League Schools Cost American Taxpayers?
In what may be a big surprise given their wealth and the wealth of many who attend Ivy League schools, the centers of learning are funded by a massive amount of taxpayer money. Adam Andrzejewski from OpenTheBooks.com details the key findings of his organization’s report on Ivy League schools here: OUR KEY FINDINGS – IVY LEAGUE, […]
Vinyl is Far from Dead
If you’re a music lover like me and own some vinyl records then you know what I’m talking about when I say vinyl is a listening experience. Daniel Adrian Sanchez reports at Digital Music News that Warner Music Group has announced their first vinyl-only record label, named Run Out Groove. He writes: “Run Out Groove is […]
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