Monthly Archives: February 2023
Consumer Confidence Slips Again in February
(AP) Consumer confidence dipped for the second straight month as stubborn inflation and anxiety over a potentially slowing economy weighed on Americans.
The Conference Board...
Copyright? Roald Dahl and James Bond Books Are Getting Woke Rewrites
(Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute) The estate of Roald Dahl this month announced that it would be rewriting many of the long-dead author’s books to...
Interest Payments on National Debt Will Exceed Defense Spending This Decade, CBO Says
(The Center Square) The cost of interest payments on the national debt will continue to grow as a financial burden for the U.S. over...
Biden Sketching Dire Picture of GOP Desire to Cut Spending
(AP) President Joe Biden is aiming to use the leadup to the release of his proposed budget next week to sketch a dire picture...
DeSantis Takes over Disney District, Punishing Company
(AP) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that gives him control of Walt Disney World's self-governing district, punishing the company over...
Career Criminal Bailed Out by Minnesota Freedom Fund Crashes Stolen Vehicle, Killing Woman
(Law Officer) A homeless St. Paul man who told police he’d been driving around all day with others in a stolen vehicle while smoking...
U.S. Household Debt Rises Sharply
(The Center Square) Household debt across the country is sharply on the rise, with U.S. households now collectively on the hook for about $17...
Recession Now Expected to Start Later Than Predicted
(AP) A majority of the nation’s business economists expect a U.S. recession to begin later this year than they had previously forecast, after a...
Starbucks, Panera Bread Nix Indoor Seating Due to Problems with Homeless
(NBC New York) Two popular restaurant chains are taking matters into their own hands when it comes to handling the problem of homelessness in...
Rights to ‘Crying Indian’ Ad to Go to Native American Group
(AP) Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of...
