Author: Richard A Reagan

The bizarro world of negative interest rates continues around the world. This time it’s Denmark making headlines with negative interest rates on mortgages. Yes, that’s right, a Danish mortgage lender will actually pay you to take out a mortgage to buy a house. That’s how badly central bank monetary policy has screwed up everyday financial […]

The demise of the once-powerful Ottoman Empire resulted in Turkey being known as the “sick man” of Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But while the Ottomans may not have been able to continue conquering Europe, they still maintained their beachhead in Europe by controlling the Bosporus Strait. That choke point, controlling […]

The antibiotic era has been one of the greatest eras in human history. No longer did people have to worry about dying from simple infections of scratches, gouges, and other wounds. Common antibiotics have saved millions of lives and have improved the well-being of the human race. But improper use of antibiotics and overuse have […]

2019 seems to be the year of flooding. From the record rainfalls that flooded the Midwest this spring, to the flash floods that hit the DC area this summer, to the storm surge brought on by Hurricane Dorian, flooding has been in the news all year. Even for those households with flood insurance, the coverage […]

The post-9/11 era has seen a dramatic loss of liberties and freedoms that previous generations took for granted. And we’re now seeing a new generation of students graduating high school whose entire lives have been lived in this “new normal,” in which the government spies on everyone and attempts to punish those who dare question […]

The latest left-wing lunacy out of San Francisco shouldn’t be all that surprising given the city’s continual leftward bent. In a recent vote, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors decided to declare the National Rifle Association a “domestic terrorist organization.” In doing so the Board just entrenched its position as a laughingstock of the first […]

Nothing has buoyed the performance of stock markets more over the past couple of years than stock buybacks by major corporations. With interest rates still at near-record lows, corporations are issuing debt like never before in order to raise money to buy back their stock. That results in higher earnings per share, a key factor […]

The four female Democratic Congressmen known as “The Squad” have been darlings of the mainstream media ever since their election last fall. The four, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) have become the new face of the radical left in the US. But while […]

If there’s anything the Russiagate hubbub has taught us, it’s that those who are politically connected can just about get away with murder, while those who rankle the establishment will have the book thrown at them. There’s no evidence at all that President Trump or his campaign colluded with Russians in 2016, yet the entire […]

One of the many reasons American industry is going down the tubes is the fact that American business leaders no longer see making money by serving customer needs as their primary goal. More and more they see themselves as politicians, attempting to curry favor with government officials, the media, and the general public. They’ll fall […]