Why should Americans vote for Donald Trump in 2024? That’s what Stephen L. Miller is asking in Spectator World. He examines Trump’s motivations, writing: Why does he want to do this? If you ask this question on Twitter, his supporters will reply “to make the country great again” or something along those lines. But that’s […]
Powell Slows Fed Funds Rate Increases
Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) have slowed the pace of interest rate increases to 25 basis points. Nick Timiraos reports in The Wall Street Journal: The Federal Reserve nudged up short-term interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and signaled it was on track to do so again at its meeting next month […]
Canadian Grain Harvest Drives Railroad Income Gains
Net income rose for Canadian Pacific Railway in 2022 as the railroad benefited from increased shipments of grain. World-Grain.com reports: Grain freight revenue in the fourth quarter was $655 million compared to $440 million year-over-year, a jump of 49%. Grain freight revenue totaled $1.77 billion in 2022, an increase of 5% over 2021’s $1.68 billion. “We […]
Are Americans Increasingly Unqualified in Biden’s Economy?
Job openings are elevated, but layoffs continue in the labor market. Is that a sign that Americans don’t have the qualifications employers are looking for in a changing market? Bryan Mena reports on the labor market, writing in The Wall Street Journal: U.S. job openings remained elevated at the end of last year, but layoffs […]
Why Banning Gas Stoves Could Use Even More Gas
At the Cato Institute, Peter Van Doren explains why banning natural gas stoves in homes will wind up using more gas. He writes: In Blue America, electricity is in and natural gas is out. The movement to ban natural gas service in new construction started in Berkeley, California in 2019 and has spread to other localities including New […]
Rivian Plans Layoffs on “Path to Profitability”
Rivian executives cited their “path to profitability” as the reason for layoffs at the electric vehicle company. The plan includes the firing of 6% of the company’s workforce. Nora Eckert reports for The Wall Street Journal: Rivian Automotive Inc. plans to initiate another round of layoffs, the latest in the electric-vehicle startup’s efforts to preserve […]
Vast Manipulation of Mass Opinion in Democratic Society
On LewRockwell.com, Gary D. Barnett examines the mass manipulation of opinion in Democratic societies through what has become known as “gaslighting.” He concludes: How many in this country either work directly for the government, survive due to government largesse, (stolen money) are dependent on government welfare, or are making their living due to government laws, […]
The Man Who Tried to Prevent the Challenger Space Shuttle Disaster
In The Wall Street Journal, Rachel M. McCleary remembers the victims of the Challenger disaster and one man who attempted to prevent the disaster. She writes: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was preparing the space shuttle Challenger for launch on the morning of Jan. 28, 1986. It was an unusually cold morning for Cape […]
Ukraine Front Lines Increasingly Bloody
The Armed forces of Ukraine claim to have killed 800 Russian personnel on January 29, and another 490 on the 30th. The recent totals have been very high as the fighting intensifies. The Armed Forces of Ukraine doesn’t publish casualty numbers for its own personnel, but it’s probably safe to assume that higher Russian losses […]
Is Diesel Fuel About to Become Even More Expensive?
Diesel fuel is the lifeblood of the supply chain, powering both freight trains and trucks. Supplies of diesel have been tight for years now, and refineries that have been pushing off maintenance for years can’t hold it off much longer. Will maintenance shutdowns create a new spike in diesel prices? Denton Cinquegrana reports for The […]
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