Monthly Archives: February 2023
FTX Founder Faces New Charges in Rewritten Indictment
(AP) FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried faced new fraud charges Thursday in a rewritten indictment unsealed in a New York federal court.
The charges, including commodities...
Businesses Continue to Struggle with Hiring
(The Center Square) With the labor force participation rate down to one of its lowest levels in decades at 62.4%, businesses in some states...
Pfizer Quietly Changes Anti-White Scholarship Requirements after Lawsuit
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Big Pharma giant Pfizer changed the application requirements for one of its fellowships after a nonprofit group filed a lawsuit, stating that the fellowship...
How Woke Ideology Is Undermining Our Society and Economy
(Allen Mendenhall, Mises Institute) “It’s an important part of society whether you like it or not,” lexicologist Tony Thorne, referring to “wokeness,” told The New Yorker’s...
Suspects Released on ‘Zero Dollar’ Bail Much More Likely to Reoffend
(Erinn Broadus, Daily Caller News Foundation) An updated study by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office released earlier this month found that those released...
Why a Big Tax Refund Shouldn’t Excite You
(Peter Jacobsen, Foundation for Economic Education) Why does the IRS issue tax refunds at all? Simply put, you get a refund because sometimes the...
No Economic ‘Knockout’ Yet from West’s Sanctions on Russia
(AP) One month into the invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden stood in the courtyard of a grand Polish castle and laid out the...
UK Grocers Limit Sales of Some Vegetables Amid Shortages
(AP) Several British supermarket chains have limited the amount of some fresh fruits and vegetables that customers can buy amid shortages blamed on bad...
Homeless People Terrorizing Portland Homeowners with Thefts, Massive Fires
(Laurel Duggan, Daily Caller News Foundation) Homeless people are occupying a vacant home in Portland, Oregon, causing frequent fires and stealing from neighboring properties,...
ESG: What Bureaucrats Want But Investors Don’t Need
(Kimberlee Josephson, American Institute for Economic Research) The expectation for firms to disclose information regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters is receiving increased attention...
