Month: June 2022

The Baltic Noose the Kremlin Fears

Commentary Has the Kremlin decided to fight a hot war in the Baltic Sea’s cold waters? On June 17 the Russian Navy deliberately violated Danish territorial water, specifically the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm, which lies north of Poland. During the Cold War Bornholm was a Berlin-like intelligence outpost behind enemy lines. On June 18…


US Retailers Facing a Potential Wave of Bankruptcies

The U.S. retail industry might be at the precipice of a massive wave of bankruptcies, according to multiple experts, as customers struggle with shrinking purchasing power amid rising inflation. “We have potentially a perfect storm brewing,” Sally Henry, a professor of law at Texas Tech Law School and former partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher…


Kansas to Be First Test of Voter Sentiment in the ‘Post-Roe’ Era

The first ballot test of the official, newly-minted “post-Roe era” will be on Aug. 2, when Kansas voters are presented with a proposed amendment on their primary ballots that declares there is no constitutional right to abortion. The Kansas Value Them Both Amendment is the first of four proposed constitutional amendments addressing abortion that will…


Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe: House Committee Will Hear Testimony on Alleged Political Interference

The House committee on public safety held an emergency meeting on June 23 to plan hearings from parties involved in allegations of political interference in the Nova Scotia mass shooting probe. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and other police officers will be invited to testify, along with Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, who held the…


US Business Borrowing for Equipment Rises 16 Percent in May: ELFA

U.S. companies borrowed 16 percent more in May to finance their investments in equipment compared to a year earlier, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Thursday, as firms ramp up production to meet demand. The companies signed up for $9.4 billion in new loans, leases, and lines of credit, compared with $8.1…


Johnson Pledges to Ditch Net Zero Biofuels Policy to Lower Food Prices

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that he will commit to reducing biofuel production in the UK in a bid to combat skyrocketing food prices at home and abroad. Critics have said it will hardly “make a difference to the cost of living crisis” and urged Johnson to commit to a “radical U-turn on green…


What Does Sugar Do to Your Brain?

The overconsumption of this is increasingly being linked to brain-related health issues such as depression, learning disorders, memory problems and overeating. While all cells in your body can use glucose for energy, when you burn fat as your primary fuel your liver produces ketones that burn far “cleaner” in that they generate fewer reactive oxygen…


Biden Responds to Supreme Court Ruling to Overturn Roe v. Wade

President Joe Biden on Friday criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a 50-year-old ruling that characterized access to abortion as a constitutional right. Biden referred to former President Donald Trump in his speech by name, saying that three justices that voted to overturn Roe v. Wade were appointed by him. The…


How to Make the Best Homemade Ice Cream, According to Salt & Straw

Whether you’re a kid running barefoot to an ice cream truck or an adult looking to beat the heat with a bowl of strawberry custard, there’s something about ice cream that perfectly balances waves of nostalgia with showstopping flavor. But when temperatures reach the high 90s, who wants to leave their home to pick up ice cream? Not us. When…


The Deeply Dangerous Attack on Enterprises Such as Juul

Commentary One of many the major historical threats to prosperity goes by the name of regime uncertainty. This happens when the use of government power becomes predictably unpredictable. With legislative or court oversight, agencies lash out at commerce and civic life in general with edicts, pronouncements, impositions, mandates, and outright attacks motivated not by stable…