The debt limit deal…
…has yet to be approved by Congress. And people are all over the map about whether the deal itself is a good thing or a bad one. To me, it’s at least semi-good in the sense that it’s not an … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Finance and economics
There’s no rule that a president and VP can’t be from the same state…
…although there’s a common misconception to that effect. I noticed a couple of people mentioning the supposed rule yesterday in the comments – thus, this post. Here’s the scoop: There’s no law or regulation against a president and vice president … Continue reading →
Wherefore woke corporations?
The right has a saying: “Get woke, go broke.” It’s not always true, but it does seem as though it is sometimes the case that taking a woke leftist stance hurts the bottom line. Just ask Budeweiser or Disney. And … Continue reading →
Netflix cracks down on password sharing
I can’t imagine that this decision will gain Netflix a lot of friends: Netflix’s (NFLX) controversial password sharing crackdown just hit the US. On Tuesday, the company released a blog post with the news. In addition to the US, Netflix … Continue reading →
Santos arrested, Bidens not arrested
George Santos, Republican member of the House from the Third District in the state of New York, is a liar. He’s certainly guilty of that, and he may even be guilty of the things he’s been arrested for today: The … Continue reading →
The latest on the debt ceiling fight
Biden may have to give in, if only a little bit: After weeks of saying he would never meet with House Republicans to raise the debt limit, Joe Biden was forced to cave to the Republicans after his Treasury Secretary … Continue reading →
Another bank bites the dust: First Republic
The call is for stricter regulations on banks. First Republic appears to have run into trouble because of the huge percentage of uninsured deposits it held, coupled with a run on the bank: First Republic had been hit by a … Continue reading →
House passes debt ceiling law
It has no chance of becoming actual law, but it’s the opening gambit in the usual tug of war on the subject. Here’s an approving piece on the subject. And here’s a more pessimistic one. I tend to think that … Continue reading →
About Dominion v. Fox, and the news itself
Commenter “Kate” writes: The whole problem with the Dominion lawsuit is that news organizations are supposedly free to report what political factions are saying. Apparently they are only free to repeat leftist charges. Fox News has folded and damaged news … Continue reading →
The Biden family gets a pass so far on its corruption
From Andrew C. McCarthy: A lawyer for the whistleblower has reported that “preferential treatment and politics” have been “improperly infecting decisions and protocols that would normally be followed by career law enforcement professionals in similar circumstances if the subject were … Continue reading →
Tenants’ rights gone wild in Oakland
Why would anyone want to be a small landlord in a city with rules like this?: Oakland is one of the last cities in the Bay Area hanging on to its eviction moratorium, which was introduced during the pandemic to … Continue reading →
Fox settles with Dominion
To the tune of $787.5 million. I’m with Scott Johnson here: The settlement paid by Fox appears to represent the value of Dominion several times over (“like 20x”). The amount of the settlement must be well beyond any reasonable assessment … Continue reading →