Monthly Archives: September 2021
First Flames, Then Fees: Tahoe Evacuees Report Price-Gouging
(Associated Press) As fearful Lake Tahoe residents packed up belongings and fled a raging wildfire burning toward the California-Nevada border, some encountered an unexpected...
Private Donations to Texas’s Border Wall Reached $54M Last Month
(Headline USA) Private donations to complete Texas’s border wall soared to more than $54 million in August amidst an increased surge of illegal immigration, according to...
California to Mandate Gender Neutral Toy Aisles
(Associated Press) California could soon force large department stores to display some child products in gender neutral ways after the state Legislature passed a bill on...
Wall Street Journal: Confiscating ALL Billionaire Wealth Couldn’t Pay for Democrats’ Spending
(Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education) From Iowa to Indiana, Senator Bernie Sanders is hitting the road. The Vermont socialist has a simple mission:...
Biden Buoys Ukrainian Aid by $60M Despite Burisma Stench
(Headline USA) The last time President Joe Biden promised large sums of money to Ukraine, it was conditional upon the firing of a prosecutor...
How to Minimize Credit Damage from Medical Bills
(Bev O’Shea, NerdWallet) If you’re facing big bills from COVID-19 or other medical issues and you’re worried about your credit, keep this in mind:...
August Consumer Confidence Hits 6-Month Low as Inflation Soars
(Headline USA) U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest level since February amid worries about higher inflation and further COVID-19 lockdowns and...
Fallen Tech Star Elizabeth Holmes Prepares to Go on Trial
(Associated Press) Jury selection in the fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes began Tuesday, casting a spotlight on the fallen Silicon Valley star...
Central Banks Can’t Taper in this Slowdown
(Daniel Lacalle, Mises Institute) Recent macroeconomic data from the United States should worry us. Amid the reopening and the biggest fiscal and monetary stimulus in recent...
White House Details Plans to Improve Housing Affordability
(Associated Press) White House officials are outlining plans to build and restore more than 2 million homes, a response to the volcanic rise in...
