News Story of the Day: the March labor data is in…and it’s not really pretty. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the national economy added 109,000 jobs, which is less than the estimate of 185,000. The retreat in massive job creation stems from a reversal in construction and retail, two industries that shed […]
Archives for April 2018
#TBT: Milton Friedman destroys William F. Buckley on public service
William F. Buckley is considered one of the greatest conservatives in modern United States history. In many cases, that can be an apt description, but in other cases, that just isn’t true. Buckley became famous for lambasting governments for repeated interventions into the free market. He also became a prominent figure in American politics for […]
U.S. houses, debt getting bigger
By: Ryan McMaken Measuring gains or losses in the standard of living is not a simple matter. We know that over the past century in the United States, working hours have declined, and real incomes have increased. By nearly every measure we can imagine, the standard of living in the United States has increased substantially […]
Janet Yellen cashes in with private meetings on Wall Street
It pays to be a money-printer. Like many of her predecessors, and like so many retired politicians, former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is cashing in on her stint as head of the most powerful institution in the United States today. According to Reuters, Yellen received a handsome payday for appearing in private meetings with […]
Dan ‘Fake News’ Rather whines about Sinclair Broadcasting script
For some reason, the left and the media are losing their shirts over local news affiliates belonging to Sinclair Broadcasting reading a script asking the public to hold them accountable. John Oliver griped, Stephen Colbert whined, and Jimmy Kimmel cried. If you’re unsure what happened, here is the video and the script (from Deadspin): Hi, […]