Author: Richard A Reagan

The overall amount of money owed by Americans on their student loans has more than doubled over the past decade, from $772 billion to $1.6 trillion. While student loans have always existed, and many Americans have benefited from taking out loans to finance their studies, the extent of that borrowing has never been greater. More […]

The slow-motion crisis brewing between the US and Turkey continues to fester, as Turkish President Erdogan has threatened to boot US troops from military bases in Turkey. The major US presence in Turkey is at the Incirlik Air Base, built by the United States after World War II, which houses both US and Turkish forces. […]

In a sign that high housing prices are here to stay, the average American can’t afford the average American house. In over 70% of counties in the US, median home prices are more expensive than the average wage earner can afford. And with home prices having risen 9% year-on-year, that lack of affordability looks set […]

If you needed more evidence that California is going down the toilet, recent news has publicized the fact that the city of San Francisco spent more than $94 million in 2019 in a failed effort to keep its streets free of human feces. More than 30,000 instances of public pooping were reported to authorities, and […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ve heard the news that the House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that she won’t transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate until she receives guarantees that the Senate will hold a fair trial. […]

One of the most damaging effects of the trade war with China has been the effect it had on US farmers. US exports of soybeans to China had been growing until the trade war began. After the trade war began, soybean exports plummeted as China pivoted to import soybeans from South America instead. But with […]

Well, it’s official, the United States now has a sixth branch of the military. With the signing into law of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, President Trump officially established the US Space Force as the newest military service. But if you thought you could finally fulfill your dreams of becoming a space shuttle […]

“Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself” has become a popular meme in society today, and not just on the internet. Despite the number of leftists who try to claim that only conspiracy theorists would believe that Jeff Epstein was murdered, the facts just don’t lead anyone to any other conclusion. In the most recent coincidence, it has […]

By now most people are aware that there’s a crisis in world pork markets. China has lost over 40% of its pig herd to African swine fever, often referred to as “pig ebola.” That has driven up pork prices in China to astronomical levels and denied many Chinese the source of one of their most […]

Every now and then you read about someone sentenced to prison and wonder what the heck the judge was thinking. Normally it’s because someone commits a murder or huge theft and gets a slap on the wrist, but occasionally you’ll see something in which the punishment just doesn’t fit the crime. That happened recently in […]