My March Rage Gauge: Take Inventory of Your Investment Life My March Rage Gauge is in, and it feels like the calm before the storm. Does that mean the market will have a huge downward correction this year? Like I’ve written to you in the past, I’m not in the prediction business. Because for you to […]
Here’s How States Can Double Their Manufacturing Job Growth
In an analysis of new data published by the U.S. Labor Department, the National Right to Work Committee found that states with Right to Work laws had a manufacturing job growth advantage of 2:1 compared to forced unionism states. NRTWC writes: Last week, the U.S. Labor Department issued updated and revised annual data for payroll manufacturing employment […]
Tucker Explains: College Debt Crushing a Generation
On his show, Tucker Carlson explains the growing student loan crisis. Students graduating from college with mountains of debt delay their family formation, home buying, and saving. These slowdowns are hurting America. Carlson blames a powerful Washington lobby for exploiting students. Watch his video below: College debt is crushing an entire generation. Colleges are richer […]
Welcome to Florida
In response to reports of the sagging luxury real estate market in Manhattan, blaming the capping of the State and Local Tax deduction for the drop in demand, Senator Rick Scott of Florida has written an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal explaining exactly why New Yorkers are fleeing to low tax Florida. He writes: […]
The Benefits of Billionaires
In a new post, my friend Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute lays out why billionaires, despite being constantly bashed, are actually benefiting America. He writes: Are rich people idle “rentiers,” as economist Thomas Piketty calls them, who inherit wealth and add no social value? In supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders’ plan for higher estate taxes, former […]
Democrats Want to Smash the Constitution
American politics has always involved parties maneuvering to achieve their goals. In the past, the fundamental building blocks of the constitution have been out of bounds when it comes to these political games. Now though, Democrats, stymied by Donald Trump’s presidential win, have begun to imagine new ways to get what they want. Some of […]
Can IBM Revolutionize Foreign Exchange with Blockchain?
IBM has rolled out a new service called IBM Blockchain World Wire that hopes to optimize and accelerate foreign currency exchange. Rachel Wolfson reports on the new service at Forbes, writing: IBM is paving the way for banks and other regulated financial institutions to join the blockchain revolution. Rather than going through a series of […]
Judge Amy Coney Barrett Stakes Out Support for Broad Second Amendment Rights
As one of the top contenders for President Trump’s next nomination for the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit, is under a national microscope. Recently a case came before her court in which the constitutionality of a non-dangerous felon being barred from owning a firearm was considered. The court ultimately ruled […]
A Cyber-attack Didn’t Take Down Venezuela’s Power Grid, Socialism Did
Rolling blackouts have plagued Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, since February, and longer blackouts have been the norm more recently. The government and even Russia have blamed the blackouts on a cyber-attack by the United States, but the Wall Street Journal’s Ryan Dube reports that the problem has more to do with the brain drain happening at […]
Another Win for the Right to Work
Toyota has announced it will build a new plant in Alabama. Right to Work states like Alabama are popular destinations for automakers who want to build cars in the United States without the negative influences of the UAW. the Wall Street Journal’s Adrienne Roberts reports: Toyota Motor Corp. TM +0.13% on Thursday raised its planned investment in its U.S. […]
RIP Hal Blaine, Master Drummer
Legendary “Wrecking Crew” drummer Hal Blaine passed away this week. Blaine was the studio drummer on thousands of songs, and hundreds of hits. One of the best was Good Vibrations from Brian Wilson’s masterpiece album, Pet Sounds. It was the Beach Boys’ eleventh album, and Wilson wanted it to be perfect. Blaine was the obvious […]