Economy
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SELLERS: Could Tucker Carlson’s ‘Nazi Apologetics’ Help Deliver Us from Evil?
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Last Friday evening, while wrapping up my workday, I had something of an out-of-body experience. I received a phone call from none other than Tucker Carlson. It was in response to a rather mundane matter that I had earlier reached out to him about, but that made it all the more…
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Prices Drop after Argentina’s Free-Market President Repeals Rent Control
(Matthew Doarnberger, Headline USA) The price of rent in Argentina has dropped significantly following the repeal of its rent-control law, as noted in a recent editorial by the Las Vegas Review–Journal. After Argentinian President Javier Milei signed a bill ending rent control throughout the country in December 2023, the results of the repeal were swift…
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Report: Trump-Kennedy Alliance Forged in Aftermath of Assassination Attempt
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published an insiders’ account on Monday of how Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. forged an alliance for the 2024 presidential election—revealing that the flashpoint occurred in the hours after the July 13 Trump assassination attempt. The Kennedy and Trump teams had reportedly been flirting with…
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BLUNDER: Miners Are Dumping Every Single Ounce They Produce
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) On an annual basis, global silver supply generated by mines seems to have run into a ceiling of about 1 billion ounces. Supply has essentially flat-lined over the past several years. At the same time, explosive growth in demand from photovoltaics (solar panels) and electric vehicles is driving widening…
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Central Bank Gold Buying Doubled in July
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central bank gold buying more than doubled in July, as policymakers showed a continued commitment to increasing the percentage of yellow metal in their reserves. Globally, central banks added a net 37 tons of gold to their holdings in July, according to the latest data compiled by the World…
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Chinese Silver Demand Surges; Is This a Calculated Move?
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Gold demand in China has been strong this year, reflecting a broader movement of the yellow metal from the West to the East. But the Chinese aren’t just accumulating gold. They have also been hoarding silver in recent months. The Shanghai Metals Exchange has reported a significant surge in…
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Tim Walz’s Brother Completely Opposes Veep Hopeful’s Commie Ideology, Doesn’t Want to See Him in Power
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) This week, Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s older brother warned people in a series of Facebook posts that Tim is not the “type of character” who should make decisions about America’s future. “I’m 100% opposed to all his ideology,” Jeff Walz said on Aug. 31, 2024, about the far-left…
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Everyday Economics: Are Employment Prospects Deteriorating Faster than Previously Thought?
(Orphe Divonguy, The Center Square) – Last week’s data showed that the U.S. economy continues to defy expectations, though the data remains mixed at best. While many leading indicators have been flashing red for most of the past two years, the lagging data has often been revised upwards. For instance, real gross domestic product, initially…
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How Inflation Hurts Even at the Municipal Level
(T.A. DeFeo, The Center Square) Inflation and higher construction costs are affecting municipal projects nationwide. Case in point: A typical parking lot project in downtown Smyrna. Like many cities, officials in the Atlanta suburb say they need more parking in the downtown area. “We had originally planned for a parking deck that would have gone…
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Far-Left Chicago Mayor Admits City Faces $1B Deficit in 2025 Budget
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson recently announced that the far-left city can expect a $982 million deficit for its 2025 budget, almost double what it was for his first year in office. The Post Millennial reported that Johnson blamed the shortfall on higher spending on city workers and lower revenues from…
