(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 →
It seems pretty apparent from the Ukraine war that Russia has a problem with its military equipment. This article summarizes some of the reasons, among them [emphasis added]: –Russia should theoretically have military equipment better than anyone but the U.S. … Continue reading →
Trump made some prescient – although obvious – points back in 2018. He was speaking to the secretary of NATO: TRUMP: We’re protecting Germany, we’re protecting France, we’re protecting everybody and yet we’re paying a lot of money to protect… … Continue reading →
Now that Musk has become the largest shareholder in Twitter, it seems he has plans to change some things: Elon Musk filed a new disclosure on his Twitter Inc. stake with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, admitting that … Continue reading →