Citizen Writers Fighting Censorship by Helping Americans Understand Issues Affecting the Republic.
This post about America’s upcoming 250th anniversary of our nationhood is not about the past—as glorious as that may be—but rather this is about America’s future. The future is so bright, gotta wear shades.
New technologies can be really disruptive to the labor market, but eventually new jobs emerge and things come back into balance. But could it be different this time with the rise of AI?
Do new tariffs marginally increase prices? Yes, but not as much as their opponents claim. And the benefits of on-shoring, to America’s communities, America’s jobseekers, America’s economy at large, are most certainly worth it!
The chattering class has once again been shocked by President Trump’s out-of-the box actions. For years, we’ve been led to believe in the oft-repeated international consensus among “experts” that Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and has a stranglehold on the world’s hydrocarbon-powered economy.
Mississippi Mom to her picky eater: Eat your hush puppies. People in Britain are starving. The Internet was abuzz with a story that showed every state in the union has a higher per capita income than Britain.
‘Made in America’ finalists Tina Nicole and Khai Mai describe how they created Nathan Anthony Furniture on ‘The Bottom Line.’
Wednesday morning began with the capitulation of Chairman Xi.
Trump announced on Truth Social, “China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also—and the World. This situation will never happen again. They have agreed not to send weapons to Iran.
Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., discusses President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Kevin Warsh’s upcoming confirmation hearing on ‘Kudlow.’
Those of us who live in this mismanaged, Democrat-ruled dung-show are keenly aware that Gov. “Hair Gel” has already relentlessly trashed the “Golden State.”
Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., discusses reports alleging China provided military aid to Iran and U.S.-Iran talks ending without a peace deal on ‘The Big Weekend Show.’
‘The Big Money Show’ co-hosts discuss controversial proposed ‘exit taxes’ in several blue states, debating the legal risks and economic fallout.
We like to pretend we live in a fierce two-party system. Red vs. blue. Left vs. right. Cable news gladiators screaming like it’s the Super Bowl of righteousness. But step back far enough and the illusion fades. What you actually see is one bird with two wings—and that bird doesn’t care about your values, your vote, or your virtue. It worships one thing: money.
If you want a glimpse of how modern pressure can scale fast, look north to the winter of 2022 and the protests known as the Freedom Convoy. What began as a cross-country movement of truckers opposing cross-border vaccine requirements turned into a broader protest against mandates and restrictions. The response from the Canadian government under Justin Trudeau was decisive: emergency powers were invoked, certain financial accounts connected to the protests were frozen, and law enforcement moved to clear blockades. Supporters called it necessary to restore order; critics saw it as a warning shot—how quickly financial access and mobility can be restricted in a modern, digitally connected system.
Newspapers do not usually out-and-out lie to us, but sometimes you have to look beyond what they tell you, to see what they don’t. We have pointed out, several times, that it is illegal to work in the United States unless you are a citizen or have the appropriate legal documents. In the last linked …
In the early 19th century, Britain had a problem. China produced what the world wanted—tea, silk, porcelain—and demanded payment in silver. The British Empire was bleeding hard currency. Rather than accept the imbalance, Britain engineered a solution: opium. Grown in British India and smuggled into China, the drug created dependency at scale. Millions became addicted. Silver began flowing back out of China.
The US government is $39+ trillion in debt. It is currently adding $1 trillion to its tally every five months. And through the magic of compound interest? The debt accumulation will only continue to accelerate.
We hoped to stop the frightening inflation. We succeeded. Then we were asked to return prices to the way they used to be. That’s a taller order, but surprisingly, in some ways, we are making headway in that direction.
On its current path, California will be left with people who have nothing, trying to live on the backs of others who also have nothing.
Two and a half centuries ago, the American founders attempted something radical. They built a government specifically designed not to accumulate too much power. It was intentionally slow, limited, and divided against itself. The idea was simple: if ambition countered ambition, tyranny would have a hard time getting traction.
Cheap, abundant oil lubricates the economy. Gasoline and diesel is cheaper. Which means everything delivered in vehicles running on gasoline and diesel is cheaper. Which is pretty much everything.