From dialysis to chickens, the U.S. Department of Justice and its regulatory compatriot, the Federal Trade Commission, are flexing Uncle Sam’s antitrust muscles, notwithstanding strong headwinds from skeptical judges and juries. As the United States Chamber of Commerce recently warned in a brief filed with the courts, “Allowing [DOJ] to retroactively criminalize behavior strikes at… Continue reading FTC and Antitrust Lawyers Targeting America’s Business Sector
El Erian: Inflation “Could Have Been Avoided” If Fed Had Acted Earlier
Authored by Rita Li via The Epoch Times, Allianz chief economic adviser Mohamed El-Erian said in an interview that the current inflation problem in the United States could have been largely avoided if the Federal Reserve acted earlier. “The problem for us all is they’re far away from the first best response,” El-Erian told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on June 12.… Continue reading El Erian: Inflation “Could Have Been Avoided” If Fed Had Acted Earlier
Under Anesthesia, Where Do Our Minds Go?
Explore After experimenting on a hen, his dog, his goldfish, and himself, dentist William Morton was ready. On Oct. 16, 1846, he hurried to the Massachusetts General Hospital surgical theater for what would be the first successful public test of a general anesthetic. His concoction of sulfuric ether and oil from an orange (just for… Continue reading Under Anesthesia, Where Do Our Minds Go?
K-12 Students Deserve to Inherit an American Birthright
America needs new social studies standards, to teach our children America’s history and ideals. If education reformers don’t act now, Woke social studies standards will teach a slanderous caricature of our history that prepares students to work to replace our republic with an illiberal regime. That’s why the Civics Alliance, a coalition of organizations and individuals… Continue reading K-12 Students Deserve to Inherit an American Birthright
Ukraine Suspends All Gas, Coal & Fuel Oil Exports To Meet Internal Demand
On Monday the Ukrainian government announced implementation of a measure halting all its exports of gas, coal and fuel oil, citing disruptions and a domestic supply emergency due to the Russian invasion. These commodities are now prohibited for export during a time of war, the published government resolution states, which is the result of “the armed… Continue reading Ukraine Suspends All Gas, Coal & Fuel Oil Exports To Meet Internal Demand
Freedom Can Only Exist Within Limits: A Fourth of July Meditation
All across the United States on the Fourth of July, we celebrate freedom. In particular, freedom from tyranny, from government that is not representative, from unchecked power, and from unaccountable sovereigns. Yet as Christians, we cannot overlook that there are ways of understanding freedom today that are distorted, exaggerated, and detached from a proper biblical,… Continue reading Freedom Can Only Exist Within Limits: A Fourth of July Meditation
The Cuban Missile Crisis! (Nuclear War; Kennedy, Khrushchev, 1962)
Podcast: Download MYS213: Sixty years ago, the world was locked in a 13-day crisis between the USA and Soviet Union. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis and the little-known details about how the world came within a whisker of a global nuclear war. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:… Continue reading The Cuban Missile Crisis! (Nuclear War; Kennedy, Khrushchev, 1962)
Automatic for the Oceans
Explore What’s enchanting about our oceans is how unexplored they still are, teeming with unknown species. Scientists add, on average, around 2,000 new entries to the World Register of Marine Species every year. It can be profoundly moving to fathom the scale of sea life and the strange forms it can take. The sobering reality… Continue reading Automatic for the Oceans
‘Truth Decay’ in Europe Is Real, but Its Advance Can Be Slowed
Disagreement about facts and objective data is regarded as a core trend of a phenomenon called ‘Truth Decay’ by the RAND Corporation. In the 2018 study, researchers at RAND noted that the role of facts and analysis in American public life is diminishing and warned of its consequences: the erosion of civil discourse, political paralysis,… Continue reading ‘Truth Decay’ in Europe Is Real, but Its Advance Can Be Slowed
Over Twenty Million Households Struggle To Pay Energy Bills, It Will Get Worse
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Over 20 million households are behind over $23 billion on their utility bills as we head into a blisteringly hot summer… Data from Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, April 27 to May 9, 2022 Struggling to Pay Bills According to Mark Wolfe, the executive director of the National Energy… Continue reading Over Twenty Million Households Struggle To Pay Energy Bills, It Will Get Worse