Former Governor (R-MA) and two-time presidential candidate Mitt Romney can’t seem to stay away from public office. After much deliberation, Romney announced on Friday that he is running for the United States Senate in Utah as a Republican candidate. Here is the announcement: I am running for United States Senate to serve the people of […]
Archives for February 2018
Random Friday: AP fake news, Robert Wenzel on shooting, paying CEOs billions
News Story of the Day: akin to the Las Vegas shooting last year, the public wants to assign blame to a particular group or cause. Immediately after the Florida high school shooting, Twitter, newspapers, and broadcast media shouted for gun control and accused President Donald Trump and the Republicans for having blood on their hands. […]
Inflation, manufacturing, baseball – key things to know on Thursday
Inflation is about to roar, the economy isn’t as strong as President Donald Trump would have you suggest, and the MLB season is about to begin (was that just written?). A bunch of data has been released, and it’s time to crunch the numbers. In January, U.S. wholesale prices spiked 0.4 percent, driven by higher […]
CHART: Hispanic women have greatest U.S. life expectancy, black men the lowest
It seems like the patriarchy does a pretty awful job of living longer. Despite the claims that white men control everything and oppress everyone, they can’t stay alive, at least not as long as their female counterparts. Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) produced this […]
REPORT: Donald Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax hike, likely DOA in Congress
One thing should be noted: President Donald Trump never really campaigned to be a fiscal conservative, or to slash spending, or reform entitlements. He regularly noted that economic growth would balance the ledger. So, should the American people be surprised when President Trump doesn’t touch the budget, or when he proposes new taxes, like the […]