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Duty Drawback Doublecross: The Games Congress Plays Always Hurt Americans
By Robert Romano Recently I wrote about a small sideshow in the ongoing Congressional war over the budget reconciliation bill that dealt with the so-called “duty drawback” provision. Based on the magnitude of President…
Duty Drawback Doublecross: The Games Congress Play Always Hurt Americans
By Robert Romano Recently I wrote about a small sideshow in the ongoing Congressional war over the budget reconciliation bill that dealt with the so-called “duty drawback” provision. Based on the magnitude of President…
Could less cloudiness over the tropics be due to warming?
I have been highlighting the retreat of cloud cover in tropical regions for the past 10 years and recently considered geothermal spreading as a significant contributing factor in the source region. However, this retreat may…
Trump v Powell: The Credibility Cost of Politicized Monetary Policy
The tension between former President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reignited, following the Fed’s recent decision to hold interest rates steady. President Trump stated again that he might consider…
Trump v Powell: The Credibility Cost of Politicized Monetary Policy
The tension between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reignited, following the Fed’s recent decision to hold interest rates steady. President Trump stated again that he
PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all executive departments and agencies to cease federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR)…
PBS and NPR: A Free Press Doesn’t Need a Government Budget Line
On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all executive departments and agencies to cease federal funding for National
As Republican Tax And Border Bill Takes A Byrd Bath, The Only Numbers That Matter are 50 And 217
Senate Republicans are preparing new drafts of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act that makes the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, ends income taxes on tips and overtime, reduces taxes for seniors collecting…
A Fast $52 billion That Trump Can Get With A Stroke Of A Pen On Project Labor Agreements
By Bill Wilson Below the headlines of the day — war, NATO finally paying their way, Trump smacking Israel’s wrist — a battle more intense than anyone can remember is going on inside Congress. The fight is over the spending…
Could geothermal energy pound a nail in wind and solar’s coffins?
As if the resurgence of fossil fuels and the realistic prospect of a renaissance of nuclear energy in the U.S. were not enough, purveyors of intermittent and subsidy-dependent wind and solar power may be facing another…
