US aid to Israel
From commenter “Keith”: All it takes to be an antisemite these days is to question why we give Israel so much money. Of course that’s not all it takes. In fact, it’s a question I’ve asked, too: why so much … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Finance and economics
So, what went on between Trump and Xi during the China visit?
Hard to say exactly. Here are six points as the NY Post sees it: 1. Taiwan remains a flashpoint … 2. Xi shows willingness to help Trump on Iran [not with the war, but with keeping the Strait open] … … Continue reading →
The scope of Medicaid corruption: Ohio
Most people who aren’t hopelessly naive were aware that there is corruption involving government and its various handouts. But I certainly had no idea of its enormous scope until the last year or so. Here we have what’s been going … Continue reading →
YouTube ad placement
I have the free YouTube service, and the ads are designed not only to promote whatever they’re promoting, but also to drive viewers to the point of such annoyance and frustration that they finally spring for the premium, ad-free version … Continue reading →
Young versus old: the politics of generational envy
[Hat tip: commenter “AesopFan.”] I’ve seen it for years and years and years online: the idea that the Boomer generation has screwed the younger ones. It’s often advanced by 40-somethings or younger, who feel insufficiently flush with cash and that … Continue reading →
Gavin Newsom gave taxpayer money to CAIR
This is quite something: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) presents itself as an innocuous Muslim civil rights group—a reputation it reinforces with litigation and claims of anti-Muslim bigotry. But the group finds itself under increasing scrutiny for alleged connections … Continue reading →
Today’s worthless news on Iran
It hardly worth it to read the news on Iran these days. On this, though, I can hardly blame the reporters, because Trump bobs and weaves – purposely – in a way that’s pretty much impossible to predict as far … Continue reading →
Small changes in Europe?
Here’s the first bit of news that at first glance sounds ever-so-slightly encouraging: The European Union passed several resolutions condemning Palestinian Authority educational materials containing antisemitism and glorification of jihad, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School … Continue reading →
There’s lithium in them thar hills
This certainly seems like good news: The USGS is saying that Appalachia contains an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium, enough to replace 328 years of U.S. imports at last year’s level. … As lithium demand … Continue reading →
Mamdani is there to make Hochul look moderate
She’s refusing to give him more and more money to play with in his Socialist paradise-to-be: Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined forces with City Council Speaker Julie Menin to try to squeeze more dough out of Albany — a plea that … Continue reading →
Iran talks called off for now
Witcoff and Kushner can unpack their bags. Then again, maybe they always keep an Islamabad bag packed, just in case. But another round of talks with Iran seems like a waste of jet fuel at this point, so the cancellation … Continue reading →
SPLC: self-perpetuating propaganda machine
Once upon a time, long long ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) actually did decent work in the field of civil rights. But for a long long time now it’s functioned as a partisan finger-pointer to effectively target many … Continue reading →