Monthly Archives: September 2022
The Fed Is Finally Seeing the Magnitude of the Mess It Created
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute) When asked about price inflation in his Sunday interview with 60 Minutes, President Biden claimed that inflation "was up just...
Internet Casino Gambling Poised for Expansion
(AP) As sports betting has swept across the country with states, casinos and consumers eagerly embracing a new gambling market, internet casino games have...
Is Musk Really Building a Legion of Humanoid Robots?
(Chris Parker, Headline USA) Elon Musk has made headlines throughout 2022 after attempting to purchase Twitter and the fallout stemming from that failed deal.
But now, he’s set...
Death Is Anything But a Dying Business as Private Equity Cashes In
(Kaiser Health News) Private equity firms are investing in health care from cradle to grave, and in that latter category quite literally. A small but growing...
Powell’s Stark Message: Inflation Fight May Cause Recession
(AP) The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment...
Fugitive in Massive Navy Bribery Case Caught in Venezuela
(AP) A Malaysian defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S. military history has been arrested in...
Gas Prices Tick Up, Ending 99-Day Streak of Lower Costs
(AP) A 99-day run of falling gasoline prices — a streak that gave consumers a glimmer of hope that red-hot inflation might be cooling...
Lawsuit: Hungry Migrants Were Lured to Martha’s Vineyard with $10 McDonald’s Gift Cards
(Insider) People working with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave hungry Venezuelan migrants $10 McDonald's gift certificates to gain their trust as part of a...
Nationwide Blackouts: South Africa in Electricity Crisis
(AP) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had an urgent meeting scheduled with his Cabinet on Wednesday to discuss the country’s electricity crisis, which has...
Pelosi Stonewalls on Bills to Curb Congress’s Insider Trading Problem
(Joshua Paladino, Headline USA) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is slow-rolling legislation to regulate congressional stock trading, announcing that the House and Senate in September will...
