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The Pope blessing Arctic sea ice reveals a curse
That curse is revealed when one has one foot in the city of God, and another in the City of Man. I did not vote for Ronald Reagan the first time in 1980. Fresh out of college, I was an “old Democrat,” and the combination of…
Why the Erosion of Central Bank Independence Matters
Central bank independence isn’t just wonky economic theory. It’s a stabilizing force in fiat money-using economies. When shortsighted politicians control monetary policy, the public suffers. Consider that with a 10 percent…
Gold’s Acceleration Reveals Vanishing Calm, Coming Change
Gold has crossed $4,000 per ounce just 200 days after it passed $3,000. What began as a slow march from crisis to crisis has transformed into an accelerated sprint that is reshaping how savers, investors, and policymakers…
Rent Control Will Make the Housing Crisis Worse
America is in the midst of a housing crisis. Homelessness hit a record high last year, rising 18 percent in 2024. Meanwhile, rent spiked by 50 percent in the past decade, rendering the typical American consumer ‘rent…
Are Democrats A Party Of Violence? We’re About To Find Out In Virginia (And Everywhere Else).
By Robert Romano Are Democrats a party of violence? It sure looks like it. Consider, the Democratic Party’s nominee for Attorney General in the Commonwealth of Virginia Jay Jones in 2022 told a Republican lawmaker Delegate…
Abigail Spanberger Said On Sept. 25 That Man In Another Virginia Republican Delegate Death Threat Case Belonged ‘In Custody’
By Robert Romano “I am horrified to hear about the death threat made against Delegate Kim Taylor — and I am relieved to hear that the suspect is now in custody. I am thinking of Delegate Taylor and her family, and I am…
Will Bitcoin Strengthen or Weaken US Dollar Dominance?
The reported death of US dollar dominance has been greatly exaggerated. The dollar’s demise has been repeatedly prophesied, supposedly threatened by any number of currencies including the euro, the yuan, and recent hints of a…
The OECD’s Warning to America: Economic Growth Is Slipping
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) latest economic outlook should serve as a wake-up call for Washington. While the organization upgraded global growth to 3.2 percent in 2025 after surprising…
Semiconductor Giants with Tech-Industrial Ambitions
In 1961, with global politics chilled by the looming Cold War, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address, warning the nation of a military-industrial complex. “In the councils of government, we must guard…
Spectrum Sale Enhances Economy and National Security
A great but unheralded feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in July was an authorization for the Federal Communications Commission to raise $88 billion to $100 billion through electronic spectrum auctions. Selling…
