Sixty years ago, economist Beryl Sprinkel wrote a book titled, “Money and Stock Prices.” Sprinkel was my boss and mentor at Harris Bank in Chicago, and later he became chairman of then-president Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. His book explained how stock prices respond fairly predictably to changes in the money supply. Sprinkel’s historical…

A federal watchdog revealed that tens of billions of dollars in COVID-19 aid over the years might have been stolen via two large, Congress-passed relief programs. The federal U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general, in figures released Tuesday (pdf), show fraud that was much greater than previously forecast. It found that the most significant amounts…

Commentary What are the ingredients of an enduring and successful social foundation? In recent decades, that question holds increasing importance due to a modern trend that normalizes the abnormal. The convoluted mindset of the transgender industrial complex (TIC) defies the definition of biological gender as it strives to subvert the timeless bonds that keep society…

TORONTO—A commissioner for the United States’ Federal Election Commission says that the government must compel tech companies to moderate more content in order to prevent the spread of AI-driven election disinformation. Big Tech companies are creating a monster in AI that will unleash havoc on the U.S. electoral system, FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub said at…

Former President Donald Trump valet Walt Nauta’s scheduled court appearance to enter a plea has been postponed due to unexpected travel disruptions. Nauta’s lawyer, Stanley Woodward, told a judge on Tuesday during a brief hearing in Miami that his client was stuck in Newark, New Jersey, after his scheduled flight for the Florida arraignment was…