The stock market partially recovers today, then drops again: The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 320 points after giving up an earlier surge of 1,460, while the Nasdaq composite lost 2.1%. Uncertainty is still high about what President Donald Trump … Continue reading →
Some news: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the bloc offered President Donald Trump a deal concerning tariffs on industrial goods. Von der Leyen said at a press conference (emphasis the LI author’s): “These tariffs come first … Continue reading →
Here’s another post on tariffs, because they’re a big deal right now. As I’ve said several times, I haven’t decided what I think about them and am willing to adopt a “wait and see” attitude. But in the meantime, they … Continue reading →
Roger L. Simon writes: We have all sorts of advertisements for medical installations big and small competing for our attention (and money), but even worse we have virtually non-stop advertising for prescription drugs on television. Indeed they seem to dominate … Continue reading →
I don’t put much trust in experts’ prognostications, and haven’t for a long time. I think it began when so many failed to predict the fall of the Soviet Union. I was a Democrat back then, and I didn’t see … Continue reading →
I can do that. I’ve designed websites. I do it very very slowly but hey, I do it. And the pay would be very very helpful (hat tip Ace): The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the agency created by executive … Continue reading →
Europe is angry at Trump. You might ask: what else is new? Europe has been angry at Trump for a long time – that is, when it’s not busy ridiculing him for things like warning them (pre Ukraine War) about … Continue reading →
Commenter “Gorgasal” makes a point about differential speeding fines that I’ve seen made many times by proponents. In fact, it’s the main argument for them, and it goes like this: Speeding tickets that scale with income are the norm in … Continue reading →
California is looking to be a trailblazer: San Francisco is launching a new program backed by Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom that will issue speeding tickets based on income. … Violations for speeding range from $50 to $500, but individuals … Continue reading →
The COVID lockdowns were a disaster in so many ways that it’s hard to keep track of all of them. But one problem was that the situation represented an absolutely golden opportunity for corrupt grifters. Here’s a huge case in … Continue reading →
[Hat tip Ace.] This is extraordinary, and I don’t mean that in a good way: One of the seven small federal agencies that President Donald Trump ordered downsized or eliminated on Friday was rife with corruption, with its employees hiring … Continue reading →
Or rather – at least one Democrat named Fetterman may have realized it. The GOP needs eight, however: Shut the government down, plunge the country into chaos, risk a recession or Exchange cloture for a 30 day CR that 100% … Continue reading →