America’s public debt problem is no longer an issue which can be swept under the rug: Everyone from Wall Street veteran Jamie Dimon to Fed Chair Jerome Powell is sounding the alarm. But while some of the most influential figures in the economy are calling for an action plan, the government has continued to spend […]
A remarkable image circulated on social media this week. It showed a narrow strip of America where Airbnbs were fully booked on Sunday. Call it the Miracle Belt — the places where, for a few minutes on Monday, weather permitting, the solar eclipse will be seen in eerie and glorious totality. It is a miracle, […]
Super Tuesday brought few surprises in the presidential race: Joe Biden and Donald Trump won state after state, pushing their delegate totals closer to what they each need to secure their party’s nomination. Related: Super Tuesday key takeaways: protest vote, low turnout and far-right machinations Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and UN ambassador, […]
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump. Speaking in an interview with a correspondent of Russian state television, Putin declared that he will work with any U.S. leader who is elected, but noted […]
In the late 19th century Alexander Hamilton wrote “national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” A nice idea in theory, but America’s governments since then haven’t quite stuck to the plan. Instead, the U.S. economy is resting atop a public debt exceeding $34 trillion, with its debt-to-GDP ratio […]
Fani Willis should know better. The Fulton County district attorney prosecuting Donald Trump and his allies on trying to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia finally admitted Friday that she’s in a “personal relationship” with the man she hired to lead that case. Willis should have known that Team Trump would weaponize any lack of […]