Author: Richard A Reagan

Now that winter is beginning to approach and the first frost has reached many areas of the country, it’s time to start thinking about preserving the herbs we’ve worked so hard to grow all summer. The growing season is all but over, so it’s time to get to work so that all our effort over […]

The way you hear Democrats describe it, the “whistleblower” who filed the complaint that led to the initiation of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump was a dedicated public servant who was shocked to hear about the President engaging in patently illegal behavior. From descriptions it sounded like this was a person with decades of […]

With Brexit on the minds of many Europeans, the condition of the European economy is far from most people’s thoughts. So much focus has been placed on the one-shot deal with Brexit and the fears that Brexit will sink the European economy into recession that less focus has been placed on other factors that will […]

While everyone knows that inflation makes the cost of living more expensive by the year, the extent to which inflation affects American households is less obvious to most people. A recent survey of Americans found that 44% of Americans don’t make enough money to be able to afford their expenses. That’s a worrying statistic, but […]

Many people remember the role that credit rating agencies played in the buildup of the housing bubble that burst so spectacularly in 2008. The bubble was helped along by securitization of mortgages, in which originators would package mortgages together, securitize them, and sell them off to investors. Many of these mortgage-backed securities (MBS) were rated […]

A scandalous program is now coming to light, as it’s been revealed that New York City has shipped over 12,000 homeless people to other areas of the country. The program to reduce the burden of homeless people on the city spent $89 million to relocate those people, or over $7,000 per person. While some of […]

For all those waiting with bated breath for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, the much anticipated Brexit has been delayed yet again. It seems that, despite the clear will of the British voters to leave the EU, neither UK nor EU leaders want to see that happening. But they can’t quite figure […]

While most Americans were waiting for President Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, and irate leftists were plotting ways to disrupt the festivities in downtown Washington, DC, the Secret Service was dealing with a crisis that threatened the very security of the inauguration parade. Someone had hacked DC police department computers and taken control of two-thirds […]

The era of antibiotics has saved the lives of countless millions of people. Common infections that once would have turned deadly now can be combated with cheap medication. But as both misuse and overuse of antibiotics has increased, so too has antibiotic resistance. Now we’re faced with the prospect of bacteria that are able to […]

Sugar gets a bad rap nowadays for contributing to obesity, diabetes, and a whole host of health ailments. Trendy diets today go to great lengths to cut out sugar. But while too much sugar can certainly be detrimental to your health, there are other uses for sugar that can make it a very useful survival […]