Google started out with the mantra “Don’t be evil”: When Google went public in 2004, it epitomised technological and entrepreneurial genius. Two engineers had developed a remarkably powerful, easy-to-use search engine, opening the doors to vast amounts of knowledge. The … Continue reading →
…for the moment, courtesy of Joe Manchin. Although Biden may try to muscle it through anyway, with that tried and true method of bypassing the legislature known as “executive action”: President Joe Biden vowed Friday to take “strong executive action” … Continue reading →
It’s hard to say whether a governmental policy of required Green farming – currently causing problems in The Netherlands and even bigger ones in Sri Lanka – is the result of wishful thinking on the part of the government or … Continue reading →
(1) Elon Musk wants to pull out of the Twitter deal because of Twitter bots. Then again, does he really, or is this just a negotiating tactic? More here: Twitter initially rejected Musk’s $54 per share bid, called Musk names, … Continue reading →
Our brilliant leader has a July 4th weekend message: My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril. Bring down the price you are … Continue reading →
We know you want to: President Biden may resort to using emergency powers if American oil companies don’t increase output at their refineries, the president told oil CEOs in a series of letters Wednesday. Biden’s statement blames oil companies for … Continue reading →
Anyone who goes to the grocery store or gets a tank of gas knows about inflation anyway, but maybe not every single detail such as the fact that the increase in May was at the highest level since 1981: Inflation … Continue reading →
Senator Stabenow of Michigan bragged about her electric car: “I just have to say just on the issue of that at gas prices; after waiting for a long time to have enough chips in this country to finally get my … Continue reading →
On the one hand, at least Yellen admitted she got it wrong. On the other hand, I don’t think that serious inflation was actually a difficult call. I’ve often said that economics is very far from my field of expertise, … Continue reading →
Suddenly there’s a raft of articles about the current baby formula shortage, which seems to have been caused by a combination of the usual “supply chain problems” and a large plant closing because of possible illness and two deaths from … Continue reading →
It’s been expected for quite some time. How bad will it be?: The Fed maintains that it can thread the needle and raise interest rates just enough to clear away that pesky inflation, but not so much as to crush … Continue reading →
Fancy that. Glenn Reynolds writes: “Twitter has been destructive for the left, but it has also been destructive for the nation. I hope Musk can fix the latter, at least.” I have written about my own detestation of Twitter quite … Continue reading →