Monthly Archives: June 2021
Texas Power Companies Are Remotely Raising Temperatures on Residents’ Smart Thermostats
(Gizmodo) Texas is one of several states suffering through a record-breaking heat wave that’s pushing electric grids to their limits.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or...
‘It Lessens My Bills’: $500 Payments Tested in Upstate NY
(Associated Press) Annette Steele isn't destitute or unemployed. But for a year she'll be receiving $500 per month in no-strings-attached payments as part of...
Did the Fed Just Raise Interest Rates?
(Thomas L. Hogan, American Institute for Economic Research) The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met week to decide the stance of the Federal Reserve’s...
At Least 31 Shot in Weekend Gun Violence in Chicago
(CBS 2 Chicago) At least 31 people had been shot in weekend gun violence in Chicago as of Saturday night.
One of the victims who...
‘Protected Them to Death’: Elder-Care COVID Rules Under Fire
(Associated Press) Barbara and Christine Colucci long to remove their masks and kiss their 102-year-old mother, who has dementia and is in a nursing...
Woman Charged in McDonald’s Attack Previously Assaulted Her Grandmother
(WOIO Ohio) 19 News has learned a Kent woman at the center of an assault case, stemming from a fight inside a McDonald’s, previously served...
Mortgage Companies Cash in on Pandemic Relief
(Doug French, Mises Institute) The nation’s billionaires are catching plenty of grief for profiting from the pandemic. All they are guilty of is providing...
Judge Rules for Florida on CDC Order Blocking Cruise Ships
(Associated Press) A federal judge on Friday ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order making...
Stocks Lower After Fed Official Sees Rate Hikes in 2022
(Associated Press) Stocks were broadly lower Friday after a Federal Reserve official said that the nation’s central bank might need to raise interest rates...
New Harvard Data (Accidentally) Reveal How Lockdowns Crushed the Working Class While Leaving Elites...
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) Founding father and the second president of the United States John Adams once said that “Facts are stubborn...
