Monthly Archives: July 2022
EU Imposes More Sanctions on Moscow Over Ukraine Invasion
(AP) The European Union imposed more sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine on Thursday after the bloc's 27 members backed measures that...
Is the Fed Finally Serious About Inflation?
(Thomas L. Hogan, American Institute for Economic Research) Until recently, the Federal Reserve wasn’t taking inflation seriously. Fed officials claimed to be serious about...
Biden Seeks $37B to Fight Crime, Hire Police as Rates Continue to Rise
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden is proposing to spend roughly $37 billion for fighting and preventing crime, including $13 billion to help communities hire...
Housing Market Chills as Mortgage Rates, Prices Scare Buyers
(AP) Kyle Tomcak was looking for a home for his in-laws in the suburbs around Denver, something priced close to $450,000.
Tomcak became dispirited as...
GoFundMe OKs Fundraiser for Gunman, Removes Page for Bodega Owner
(Headline USA) GoFundMe is allowing a fundraiser for the family of a Minnesota man who fired shots into his neighbors’ homes, almost killing a mother and...
Sky-High Diesel Prices Squeeze Truckers, Farmers, Consumers
(AP) When long-haul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has strategies to hold down costs. She avoids the...
GDP Provides a False Reading of the State of the Economy
(Frank Shostak, Mises Institute) The GDP (gross domestic product) statistic portrays a view that the key driving factor of economic growth is not the...
5 Ways to Protect Yourself from Medicare Fraud
(Alex Rosenberg, NerdWallet) Medicare fraud is big business, and like most businesses, it has adapted to the new environment of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The public...
Poll: Biden’s Economic Approval Rating Hits New Low
(The Center Square) As Americans continue to face soaring inflation and high gas prices, President Joe Biden's economic approval rating has hit a new...
Gun Violence Leads Community Groups to Take Bolder Action
(AP) Dominique Davis was inside a Seattle-area church one day in March 2021 when a man with a handgun opened fire during a meeting...
