Month: May 2022

Best Credit Cards for Gas Rewards in June 2022

Traveling anywhere these days is going to involve paying high gas prices. Using a credit card with fuel rewards will make the trip more enjoyable knowing that you are getting a good discount and cash back. Nearly every gas station, many food chains, and large superstores now have their own gas stations. This means they…


Inflation ‘Out of Control,’ Markets ‘Imploding’: Hedge Fund Billionaire Blames Loss of Confidence in Fed

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has criticized the U.S. Federal Reserve for the way it has handled inflation, warning that the agency’s modest interest rate hikes won’t be able to control the uncontrolled increase in prices. “Inflation is out of control. Inflation expectations are getting out of control. Markets are imploding because investors are not…


Why Is a Premier City Like Anaheim So Mismanaged?

Commentary It would be the last time I would enjoy a meal at Mr. Stox, the former landmark Anaheim, Calif., restaurant which has since closed. It was sentimentally special, as I had dinner there in high school for a prom night double date. I was there more than ten years ago to have lunch with…


North Carolina Republicans Push Parents’ Bill of Rights That Bans K-3 Sex, Gender curriculum

Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have pushed forward a bill to protect parents’ rights to direct their children’s upbringing, including the right to be informed of conversations the school has with their child about sex and gender. The bill, similar to one that recently became law in Florida, would ban public school curricula for grades…


What’s Behind California’s ‘Business Exodus’ | Hank Adler

There’s a trend in California of companies moving to other states due to high taxes and poor business policies. But is California doing anything to stop this great migration? My guest is Hank Adler, Burra Executive Professor of Accounting at Chapman University. He discusses why California policies are driving businesses out of the state.  …


Spain’s Monkeypox Case Tally Rises to 84, Health Ministry Says

MADRID/LISBON—Spanish health authorities reported 25 new cases of monkeypox on Thursday, bringing the total tally of infections in one of the main hot spots of the recent outbreak to 84. The Health Ministry, which now considers all non-human-origin pox infections as monkeypox after a positive test while before only counting those confirmed by sequencing, also…


School Closings and Violent Youth: A Potential Link

Commentary Our greatest fears have now seemed to materialize. The school closures, social dislocation, the two years of isolation, the lockdown psychosis, plus dehumanizing masking and the resulting anxiety, depression, and despair, may have unleashed and may have enhanced depraved and murderous behavior. Two major incidents have been in the news but the trend is…


Hong Kong’s GDP Shrinks by 4 Percent in Q1, Full-Year Economic Growth Forecast Halved

Hong Kong’s economy contracted by 4 percent in the first quarter, disrupting the growth trend of the previous four quarters. The Hong Kong government adjusted its full-year economic growth forecast to nearly half of the original forecast. The economic contraction coincided with a sharp rise in the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent, the highest level…


The Trump Presidency That Could Have Been

Commentary Imagine how much more President Donald Trump and his team could have accomplished if they had not had to spend so much of their time and energy preparing for depositions and defending themselves against lies and false charges. What would the Donald Trump presidency have been like without the deliberate and virtually treasonous lies…


Strong Winds That Hit Ottawa Reached 190 Km/h, Say Researchers

The storm that hit Ottawa on May 21 brought strong winds that reached 190 kilometres per hour in some areas, a research group says. The storm that left at least 8 people dead and thousands without power wasn’t caused by a tornado, but instead by what is known as a derecho—a devastating wind system that…