The White House re-imposed harsh economic sanctions on Iran August 7 to put the final nail in the coffin of the Obama nuclear deal, which had lifted previous sanctions in 2015 so long as Iran promised to dismantle most of its nuclear production sites. President Trump said that he still hopes to negotiate a new […]
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Most Americans are serious about saving for their retirement. The dream of finally being free from being tied to a job, being able to travel and do what you want, has always appealed to many people. And that’s why retirement planning has become such a large and lucrative industry. But many people unwittingly make mistakes […]
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The Trump bump is very real. Soon after Florida Representative Ron DeSantis was endorsed by President Donald Trump in his state’s gubernatorial race, the Congressman shot up to a double-digit lead in the polls over his primary opponent, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam. The Republican Fabrizio-Lee poll taken July 8-12 found that DeSantis jumped […]
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Freedom and prosperity is inevitable. Human flourishing and freedom has only truly existed for about 200 years. For the rest of human history life was plagued with misery, suffering, poverty, violence, and oppression. For most of history people have lived as slaves to someone. We are in the very beginning of a new era of […]
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In four Republican primary races that took place August 7 in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington, the candidates with an endorsement from President Trump were victorious. The President was also able to declare victory in Ohio’s 12th District where Republicans sought his help in a House special election. The win meant that the Republican Party […]
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The US House of Representatives focused on health care reform in the last week of July. Republicans were able to pass bills that would suspend the health insurance tax for two years, allow looser restrictions on consumer health savings accounts, and repeal the tax on medical devices. All three bills received bipartisan support and are […]
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One of the key pieces of survival equipment that you’ll see recommended by numerous experts is paracord. Paracord, also known as 550 cord, was originally developed to be used in the suspension lines of parachutes, hence the name paracord. It generally has a breaking strength of 550 pounds, leading to the name 550 cord. It’s […]
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Venezuela isn’t the only country that will be developing its own national cryptocurrency. Iran has once again proclaimed that it, too, intends to develop its own national cryptocurrency with the aim of evading US sanctions. How exactly the country intends to do that remains unclear. The timeline of the cryptocurrency’s development hasn’t been publicized either, […]
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Chicago Fed President Charles Evans made headlines recently with his comments about higher inflation not being a problem. While the Fed has set a target of 2% for price inflation, and worried for years that inflation was lower than that figure, recent data indicates that inflation is trending higher and will continue to rise. According […]
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Countless American newspapers, large and small, have ruthlessly called out the Trump administration for directing the Commerce Department to start collecting retaliatory tariffs of 4 to 9 percent on newsprint imports from Canada. The agency also started charging Canadian paper producers and exporters over 22 percent anti-dumping duties. According to the Los Angeles Times, this […]
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