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Canada May Ban Fox News from Cable TV for ‘Abusive’ Tucker Carlson Segment
The regulatory body that oversees broadcasting in Canada has opened a public consultation about potentially banning Fox News from cable TV. Initiated on May 3, the process was prompted by the LGBTQ advocacy group Egale…
Why Nashville Should Rethink Its Multi-Billion Dollar East Bank Redevelopment Plan
Mayor John Cooper has brave new plans for the development of Nashville's East Bank. Unfortunately, Cooper's ambitious vision falls victim to the same problems that plague almost all public works programs. The first…
How the UK’s 2004 Ban on Fox Hunting Led to a ‘Catastrophic Decline’ in the Fox Population
Every day the world over, good intentions cover up a multitude of sins. A visitor from another planet could hardly fail to notice that humans seem to care more about motives than results, and when results achieve the opposite…
Why Does the Federal Reserve Target 2% Inflation?
This week I have a question from Eugene from Missouri about the Federal Reserve. He asks, “we often read that the Fed has a 2 percent inflation 'target'. Why is that? Why is inflation considered necessary at all?…
Why I Paid the Neighbor Kid $10 for a Simple Task, Even Though His Parents Said It Wasn’t Necessary
A mom in the neighborhood recently made trouble. Macroeconomic trouble. Here is a way to spot such trouble, and how to help nurture the goodness in our economic way of life. A few months back her boy went door to door,…
A Brief History of Presidential Campaign Songs and Other Musical Musings
Franklin Roosevelt’s campaign song for his first presidential run in 1932 was the catchy number titled Happy Days are Here Again!. With America deep in the Great Depression, the uplifting and popular tune helped him win in a…
Federal Trade Commission’s Call of Duty Maneuver Is Actually a Dereliction of It
The British antitrust cops just announced they will oppose the proposed blockbuster $68.7 billion merger of two American companies — Microsoft and gaming company Activision Blizzard, the owner of the wildly popular game Call…
Federal Trade Commission’s Call of Duty Maneuver Is Actually a Dereliction of It
The British antitrust cops just announced they will oppose the proposed blockbuster $68.7 billion merger of two American companies — Microsoft and gaming company Activision Blizzard, the owner of the wildly popular game Call…
America’s ‘Atlas Shrugged’ Moment Has Already Arrived, New IRS Data Show
Last September, billionaire Ken Griffin announced he was pulling up stakes and moving Citadel—his gigantic hedge fund—from Chicago to Miami. The Windy City was out of control, he told Bloomberg, something that dawned on him…
No One Wants to Play With Bullies: How US Politicians Are Destroying the Dollar’s Global Primacy
In the United States, popular culture has created the impression that having a bank account in a foreign country is bad because it must mean that you are hiding something from the authorities. The reality of the situation is…
