The market is betting that Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell is the heavy favorite to succeed Janet Yellen at the United States central bank. But one national newspaper is endorsing former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh and Stanford economist John Taylor. The Wall Street Journal‘s Editorial Board published an op-ed on Thursday entitled “A Fed for […]
Archives for October 2017
Can Donald Trump, Rand Paul save healthcare?
By: Ryan McMaken Last week, Donald Trump signed a new executive order facilitating more flexibility for consumers of health insurance. The order allows for more flexibility in purchasing insurance across state lines, and greater freedom both small businesses and groups of consumers in creating “association health plans” (AHPs). In theory, this will broaden access to the benefits currently enjoyed only by those […]
6 random things for Friday (NHS denying smokers, Cruz vs. Sanders, media love Dubya)
News Story of the Day: this is the socialized healthcare system for you: if the state disapproves of your lifestyle then it will “withhold” routine surgeries for you. The British National Health Service (NHS) confirmed that the obese and smokers will be rejected for most surgeries until that individual’s lifestyle adheres to NHS standards Here […]
A gold-backed yuan? Analysts concede it could be a ‘game-changer’
By: Doug French Amoungst all the crypto news this, and crypto news that, was a tiny item appearing in the Nikkei Asian Review on September 1st. Reporting from Denpasar, Indonesia, Damon Evans wrote, “China is expected shortly to launch a crude oil futures contract priced in yuan and convertible into gold in what analysts say could be a game-changer for […]
George W.M.D. Bush: ‘Our politics more vulnerable to outright fabrication’
Former President George W. Bush is perhaps one of the founding fathers of fake news. Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he claimed that Saddam Hussein was one of the masterminds behind the infamous attacks, accused Iraq of having nuclear weapons and purported that spying on the American people is meant to keep them […]