Joe Biden spent time during his State of the Union address to discuss shrinkflation in grocery stores, pinning the blame for the annoying tactic on greedy corporations eager to trick consumers. At the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, former congressman and presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul explains that it’s the Fed’s money printing […]
Fueling the Global Ammunition Market
The Expert Market Research reports that there is a rise in defense spending, and Ammo Inc., BAE Systems, General Dynamics Corp, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and Hanwha Corporation, among others, are the major players in the global ammunition market. They write: The global ammunition market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.50% in the forecast period […]
What Do You Know About Rho-Kinase?
Originally posted October 13, 2010. Last time out, I wrote on the subject of number needed to treat (NNT). You can follow up on this topic by consulting the BusinessWeek issue published January 28, 2008. In line with my ongoing effort to dig deep into the subject of statin drugs, I’ve selected a couple of […]
Should You Use Ketone Supplements?
At Mercola.com, Dr. Joseph Mercola discusses the pros and cons of ketone supplementation. He writes: In this interview, Frank Llosa, founder and CEO of KetoneAid Inc., and I discuss the pros and cons of exogenous ketones (supplemental ketones). Your body makes ketones under certain conditions (so-called endogenous ketones), but you can also take them orally. […]
Russia’s Brutal Tactics in Ukraine
At National Review, Jay Nordlinger decries Russia’s cruel tactics in the war in Ukraine. He writes: • Ukrainians are doing all they can to resist occupation or subjugation. They know what it means. They have had experience, for generations. Consider this: Russia invaded and occupied parts of Kyiv region for 38 days in 2022. As […]
Cato’s 2024 Spending Madness
The federal government is spending too much, but some programs are worse than others. The Cato Insitute has created “Spending Madness” to see which spending is the worst of all in an NCAA bracket-style competition for the championship. Cato’s website explains: Thirty‐two unaffordable federal spending programs are going head‐to‐head in a classic, single‐elimination tournament format. And you get […]
Is the War Making Russia Stronger?
Despite sanctions and the war in Ukraine, Russia’s military appears to be getting stronger, not weaker. Amy Mackinnon reports in Foreign Policy: Two years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is restructuring and expanding the country’s military in anticipation of a conflict with NATO within the next 10 years, Estonia’s foreign […]
Ron Paul: Liberty Defined
Originally posted on March 29, 2019. The last of my three part introduction to the writing of former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul is centered on his book, Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom. Paul released Liberty Defined in 2011, as he was beginning his third and final run for the presidency. […]
“The Goal”: Strong Families, Resilient Faith, Thriving Middle Class.
UPDATE 2.8.24: A Census report released in November found that 25% of American children under the age of six lived with only one parent or no parents. And as the children get older, the numbers get worse. In the 1950s, less than 10% of families with children were single-parent (according to Nathan Yau at FlowingData). […]
How Can the Government Spend $6.7 Trillion in Taxpayers’ Money?
At the Cato Institute, Chris Edwards explains how government spending has ballooned to $6.7 trillion. He concludes by noting that “The US Constitution does not create a large or open‐ended role for the federal government to redistribute wealth or subsidize the states. Yet transfers and aid to the states now account for three‐quarters of the […]
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