Author: Richard A Reagan

A few weeks ago an immigrant detention center in Washington state was attacked by an armed man armed with a rifle and Molotov cocktails. The attack occurred at around 4AM, with the attacker igniting his own car and attempting to blow up a propane tank. He was then shot and killed by police when he […]

In the aftermath of US arms sales to Taiwan, China has reacted by declaring that it will sanction US firms involved with the transfer of arms to Taiwan. It is flipping the script by doing to US firms what the US does to other countries’ companies. But will the Chinese effort achieve any success or […]

Look around you and you can readily see how overweight many Westerners have become. Obesity and all its effects are quickly becoming a scourge to society. Along with the obvious physical downside to obesity, it brings with it additional health consequences in the form of an increased risk of developing diabetes and heart disease. Diabetes […]

You never know when you may find yourself lost in the middle of nowhere, stranded on the side of the road or out in the wilderness. Or maybe your area gets hit by a hurricane, tornado, or other strong storm and your power goes out for days or weeks. When the creature comforts of civilization […]

With high-quality cameras and large hard drives decreasing in price all the time, the cost to set up a top-quality home security camera system is getting cheaper by the day. But while setting up security cameras may be a good way to protect yourself against thieves, many security cameras may be used against their unwitting […]

Over the past 10+ years of unprecedented central bank liquidity creation, traditional thinking about monetary policy, financial markets, and government intervention in those markets has been turned on its head. Thanks to trillions of dollars of liquidity injected into economies around the world, asset prices remain extraordinarily elevated and interest rates remain unprecedentedly low. That […]

When judging the likelihood of a recession, it isn’t just data about manufacturing, housing, and consumer good production that goes into most predictions. Data about ancillary industries such as transportation and shipping also help to play a role in determining whether an economic slowdown is about to occur. With so many goods in the United […]

Quick, take a guess as to which department of the federal government is spending $100 million a month, the first department to do so. If you answered the Department of Defense, you’re dead wrong. It’s the Department of Health and Human Services, which is on track to spend $1.23 trillion this fiscal year, or more […]

From massive rainstorms to scorching heat waves, there’s hardly a weather event today that isn’t trumpeted by the media as yet another example of the dangers of man-made climate change. But more and more research is beginning to indicate that, far from being the scourge that many on the left claim it is, man-made climate […]

With heart disease and the complications associated with it affecting more and more Americans every year, doctors continue to search for ways to minimize the risk of developing heart disease. From dietary changes to new fitness routines, there are myriad methods that have been tried in the fight to combat heart disease. Among the foods […]