How Trump And Rubio Are Escalating Pressure On Cuba
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington still preferred diplomacy but warned the chances of reaching a negotiated settlement with Havana were “not high.”
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Trump’s Self-Serving Business Deals Have Prostituted The Office Of The President
I doubt presidents and their administrations can avoid doing favors for campaign donors and friends, and these favors little doubt bring gratuities when the president and his appointees are out of office.
Supreme Court Weighs In 8-1 On Cuba-Tied Lawsuit
In an 8-1 ruling issued on Thursday, Justice Clarence Thomas found that Havana Docks “did not have to prove that the cruise lines interfered with a property interest that would have existed in the counterfactual scenario in which the Cuban government did not confiscate it.”
Communist Cuba Mouth Piece Dismembered By U.S. Lawmakers
“Ha, ha, ha,” Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., said sarcastically in response. “Ha, ha, ha.”
The Economics Of Value
Socialists believe that an economy can be planned by a group of experts and can “solve” all the problems they believe free markets have
Republicans And Democrats Are Not The Root Cause Of Big Spending And Big Debt
If only American voters would put those fiscally responsible Republicans in charge of both houses of Congress and the presidency, we were repeatedly told, fiscal responsibility would return to the federal government
Lindsey Graham’s ‘Circle Of Death’
Draw an invisible circle around targeted “nuclear dust” areas. If an Iranian crosses into the circle, Lindsey wants to murder them
Buc-ee’s: Free-Market Triumph Or Simply Capitalist Oppression?
We first pulled up by one of the countless gasoline pumps that assured us we would not be waiting in a long line to fill up our van. Then we went into the store itself, which one might describe as something akin to a traveler’s Costco
The President Who Cries War, Then Peace, Then War
Analysts noted the contradictions reflected Trump seeking what one described as a “quick and easy” triumph while Tehran was determined to delay US demands and extract its own concessions first — a fundamental mismatch in negotiating timelines that produced the whipsaw of declarations
Economics: The Sociological Foundation Of Civilization
It is in these subjective perspectives where value is created out of seemingly valueless items. It is in the mind of the individual where a unique perspective/insight gives rise to goods once considered useless into goods of value.
A Rothbardian Case Against Bad Data Center Policy
Generative AI requires a lot of computing power. The new AI-directed data centers tend to be very large—housing thousands of GPU-based servers—and require a lot of electricity for power and water to keep computers from overheating.
CUBA LIBRE? Congress Divided Over Raúl Castro Charges
On Tuesday, it was revealed that a Florida grand jury has indicted Castro and five others in connection with the fatal downing of two American planes in 1996 that resulted in the deaths of three Americans delivering aid to Cuba. The charges come amid a U.S. blockade of shipments to the island
House Panel Flags Maryland’s Mail Ballot ‘Error’
“Oops,” the North Carolina Republican said during a hearing Wednesday of the House Administration Subcommittee on Elections
House Lawmakers And Top Reporter Question SPLC Credibility Amid DOJ Charges
The Department of Justice announced April 21 that a federal grand jury charged the SPLC with wire fraud, false statements, and conspiracy to commit money laundering