Finance

Jim Crow 2.0: How the Minimum Wage Became the Democrat Party’s Favorite Racist law of the Left.

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Let me open with the sentence that is going to make several people very uncomfortable before I have even finished my coffee.
The minimum wage is a Jim Crow law. Not “Jim Crow adjacent.” Not “has some racist history if you squint.” An actual, documented, still-functioning mechanism for locking people out of the labor market and into government dependency — built by the same coalition, defended by the same party, and producing the same outcome it was engineered to produce a century ago.

RISE stands for Recovery, Independence, Skills, and Employment: A replacement for Welfare

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Dave and Sarah had committed the cardinal sin of being responsible adults. They owned a home. They had a car that was paid off. They had $3,200 in a savings account — money they’d been scraping together for years to have SOMETHING in case of emergency. And now the emergency was here, and the government said, “Sorry, you’re too rich for help.”

Obfuscating Money in Politics: McCain-Feingold, USAID, and the NGO Network

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The debate over money in politics is defined by a core tension between the ideals of transparency, privacy, and mandated disclosure. Proponents of robust transparency and disclosure requirements (especially America Firsters) argue that voters have a fundamental right to know who is funding candidates, parties, and issue advocacy, as undisclosed “dark money” from wealthy individuals, corporations, unions, or foreign-linked entities can distort democratic outcomes, enable corruption or undue influence, and facilitate implementation of leftwing policies funded by US taxpayers without authorization or scrutiny. They push for lower reporting thresholds, real-time disclosures, and the closing of loopholes like super PACs and 501(c) organizations to let sunlight act as a disinfectant.

Introduction to Business 101: Golf with THE Chuck: The Barrett Jackson Edition

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For thousands of enthusiasts who made their way to Columbus, Ohio, the weekend of June 25 through 27, 2026, was one of those rare occasions when passion takes the wheel. While golfers elsewhere chased pars and markets chased quarterly numbers, Barrett-Jackson hosted its inaugural collector car auction in the Midwest at the Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds.

Three days of roaring engines, vintage muscle, modern supercars, vendor villages, and manufacturer experiences reminded everyone present that this country still knows how to build dreams that roll on four wheels.

THE HIGH COST OF INCONVENIENT OBEDIENCE–How the Wisest, Richest Man Ruined His Life

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How does someone equipped with God-given wisdom and unparalleled wealth end up wasting their legacy? In this revealing session of Dr. John Barnett’s Proverbs masterclass, we uncover the exact root of King Solomon’s downfall. The ruin of his life didn’t happen overnight; it began with a single, massive failure to prioritize God’s Word over earthly …

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SpaceX Shares Jump in Second Day of Trading After Record IPO

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Bloomberg’s Bailey Lipschultz and David Bauer, head of equity capital markets Americas at JPMorgan, discuss SpaceX’s success on the company’s second day of trading after a record IPO Friday. Bauer said he sees a real ‘investment thesis’ driving SpaceX as the company contributes to reindustrializing America with ‘new ecosystems’ and the emergence of space as an industry.

It’s Hard for Good Policy to Get Noticed in DC

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As I’m sure most of you have noticed? Our federal government is a titanic, monstrous mess.

In all of human history, there has almost certainly never been an entity this dysfunctional and disorganized.

And the fact we have allowed something this messed up – to get this huge? May be the most grievous error in human history.