On tax day
[NOTE: This is an edited version of an essay of mine from the past.] Today is tax day. Ah, paying taxes. What fun! Along with close to 100% of Americans, I hate the process. It’s an attitude that unites us … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Finance and economics
Bud Light’s marketing VP tries to explain the reasoning behind the Dylan Mulvany move
Here’s what she has to say: “I’m a businesswoman. I had a really clear job to do when I took over Bud Light,” Heinerscheid said in a late March episode of the Make Yourself at Home podcast. “It was this … Continue reading →
JonathanTurley on Biden’s knowledge of his family’s influence-peddling
I remember back when I used to think that, if most Democratic voters learned how corrupt a certain candidate was, it would matter. I stopped thinking that a long time ago. So I doubt these facts will change a thing: … Continue reading →
Hunter Biden sues the laptop repair guy
Of course he does: Hunter Biden “had more than a reasonable expectation of privacy that any data that he created or maintained,” reads the lawsuit filed with a Delaware federal court Friday morning. The president’s son was under the impression … Continue reading →
China and the Bidens
Some news: “According to bank documents we’ve already obtained, we know one company owned by a Biden associate received a $3 million dollar wire from a Chinese energy company two months after Joe Biden left the vice presidency,” Comer said … Continue reading →
Silicon Valley Bank joined the BLM virtue-signalling…
…to the tune of 73,450,000 dollars. Small change, comparatively speaking: The figure comes from an extensive report dropped by the Claremont Institute on Tuesday. The report details $82 billion dollars in social justice/BLM investments by major American companies. SVB stands … Continue reading →
The magic SVB bailout that’s not a bailout
Here’s the way it works, children: President Biden on Monday stressed that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will not get a government bailout after regulators seized the assets of the failed bank. “No losses will be — and this is an … Continue reading →
The speedy failure of Silicon Valley Bank
For this story I’m going to suggest you go to this post at Legal Insurrection and follow the internal links there as well. An excerpt: Within a 48-hour period, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) went from being the “Bank of Venture-Backed … Continue reading →
On SCOTUS and Biden’s student loan forgiveness proposal
It seems to be going poorly in its challenge in SCOTUS: Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loans is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court and most people are expecting the initiative to be shot down as unconstitutional. The left … Continue reading →
Expensive eggs
Eggs used to be a great choice for an inexpensive meal. I happen to like them, too. Scrambled, over easy, deviled, egg salad sandwiches, you name it. Eggs still cost less than meat these days. Or than scallops, one of … Continue reading →
Where have all the workers gone?
I’ve certainly noticed it, and you probably have, too. There’s a labor shortage that is affecting quite a number of businesses – in particular, restaurants. In my neighborhood, some restaurants have closed and some have gone to just takeout, and … Continue reading →
The IRS funding vote
There have been are a lot of things happening in the House recently – so many that I missed this on Monday, the day it occurred. Of course, it won’t be passed by the Senate, and even if it were … Continue reading →