News Story of the Day: Who is a currency manipulator? You may have to wait to find out who the U.S. government considers is a currency manipulator until after the 2020 election. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is reportedly going to wait to release the semi-annual report. Two countries have been floating around as of late: Switzerland and Vietnam. The franc has seen enormous appreciation, despite the central bank’s unprecedented interference in the FX markets. The dong has slumped as more companies establish a presence in the nation.
Chart of the Day: Is Florida a graveyard yet? The mainstream media declared that The Sunshine State would be full of dead bodies because the governor opened up the state. What’s the real story? Check it out:
Illustration of the Day: Did you know that the only way to prevent transmission of COVID-19, even without a mask, is to say “Black Lives Matter”?
Quote of the Day: Jeff Deist, president of the Mises Institute, does it again:
What incredible arrogance and hubris! This is real privilege: the privilege of demanding others not only share your political views but also see the world in starkly political terms. This is real hate, actual hate, not the phony kind imagined on Hate Has No Home Here yard signs.
When taken to an extreme, a positive rights worldview requires not only conformity and acquiescence with the political project of the day, but your affirmative participation. Not keeping up with the latest outrage, political machinations, or campaign—not leading a wholly political life—becomes a dereliction of duty.
Tweet of the Day: The Babylon Bee? No explanation needed.
Election 2020 is fast approaching and Americans want to know: what will happen? Guy Curtis and Samantha Kurlock take a look into America’s future with Dr. Malcolm Farnsworth’s election prediction machine.
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— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) October 23, 2020
Video of the Day: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets tossed softballs, and she still can’t handle them. Oy vey!
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