Author: Richard A Reagan

In a move that could further deepen the growing trade war, President Trump has threatened to enact tariffs on all imports from Mexico. According to Trump, if Mexico doesn’t take steps to keep illegal immigrants from crossing the border with the US, the US will slap a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports. That’s a […]

With cancer becoming an increasingly common disease for many Americans, millions are doing everything they can to combat it. But one of the best ways to fight cancer is never to develop it in the first place. While in many cases that may not be possible due to genetic or environmental factors, there are nonetheless […]

While the United States may still be the freest country in the world, the freedoms that successive generations have enjoyed are slowly being eaten away by a growing surveillance state. Whether it’s the NSA vacuuming up just about every phone call and email sent in the United States or police license plate readers recording every […]

Anyone who thought the trade war between China and the US would come to an end anytime soon is sorely mistaken. And if President Trump thought that by enacting tariffs against Chinese products he could force China to the bargaining table, he miscalculated too. The Chinese have decided that if Trump wants to play hardball […]

For the majority of Americans who live in urban and suburban areas, disaster planning may be far from their minds. But with the spate of nasty weather affecting the United States this spring, from flooding to snowstorms to tornadoes, planning for inclement weather needs to become a priority. Space may be at a premium for […]

One of the most pernicious aspects of the Federal Reserve’s response to the financial crisis was how it incentivized people to take on more and more debt. With an economy that was driven to new lows due to non-creditworthy borrowers taking on more debt than they could afford, you would think that the Fed would […]

China has long been one of the world’s largest consumers of food. With nearly 20% of the world’s population, the country is both a major consumer and major producer of food. Like most other large countries, China imports significant amounts of food in order to feed its people. And with two major threats to its […]

The media, in its push for ever stricter gun control, loves to trumpet every instance of a school shooting in which large numbers of people are killed. Those instances are trotted out as typical examples of US gun culture run amok. But the media is often curiously silent when active shooters are stopped from committing […]

Agrochemical behemoth Monsanto was never been very popular among environmentalists and advocates of healthy nutrition. Its key role in developing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and its marketing of pesticides throughout the world have made it for many people a prototypical example of corporate greed. It’s not for nothing that it gained the nickname “Monsatan.” But […]

Global health officials and medical professionals have sounded the alarm that global alcohol consumption continues to increase. Per capita levels of alcohol consumption have increased significantly over the past 30 years, and the trend is set to continue increasing over the next few decades as well. Perhaps most interesting is the finding that alcohol consumption […]