By Ryan McMaken, the Mises Institute | May 20, 2023 On Friday, members of the Arab League welcomed the Syrian regime back to the organization. Representatives from several Arab member states shook Syrian leader Assad's hand and gave him, a "warm" reception according to several news outlets.
By Laurel Duggan for the Daily Caller News Foundation | May 19, 2023 Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca’s China president and global executive vice president pledged that the company would be patriotic in China and “love” the country’s ruling communist party, according to Reuters. “Build a local, transnational company that loves
The Biden administration and the Democratic regime that rules California and other states are so busy banning things that it’s hard to keep up with what’s allowed, what isn’t and what won’t be tomorrow or next year. Much of the black list is made up of
The European Union and the Group of Seven are pushing to curb Russia’s diamond trade by cutting it off as a source of funds as Moscow continues its offensive in Ukraine. Speaking at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced new sanctions targeting Russian
Inflation and lackluster global economic growth drive Russian oil revenue down, overshadowing the price cap.
Last night, I asked a question that I believe is absolutely crucial to our democracy, the impartial rule of law, and faith in America: How do we keep the FBI out of the next election? In 2016, the FBI was foursquare behind the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, aiding and abetting not
By Ryan McMaken, the Mises Institute | May 18, 2023 Banks have been tightening their lending standards, and they plan to keep doing it throughout the rest of the year. Last week, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve released a new report on how much banks plan to expand
By John Stossel via the Daily Caller Foundation | May 18, 2023 Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is obviously a long shot presidential candidate, but he’s refreshing. Unlike most politicians, he speaks clearly and seems smart. He probably is smart. He went to Harvard and Yale and then founded a biotech firm
Losses of personnel and equipment continue to rise ahead of a long-awaited counteroffensive by Ukraine to recapture Russian-occupied territory. As of February, the U.S. estimated that Russia had suffered 189,500 to 223,000 casualties, including 35,500 to 43,000 killed in action, according to a leaked Pentagon
Russian energy revenues for the first four months of 2023 fell to $27.3bn, down by more than a third year over year, underscoring the impact of Western restrictions on Moscow. “Russia’s non-energy revenues are on track for growth as planned, with the potential for a small surplus by
Growing concerns and doubts surround Chinese apps and phones as American skepticism mounts over data privacy and content suppression.
By Paul Sperry for the RealClearInvestigations While it’s bad enough the debunked dossier the FBI used to spy on the Trump campaign was paid for by the Clinton campaign and authored by a foreign FBI informant and his carousing researcher, the newly released report of Special Counsel John Durham
At the heart of all fearmongering over the debt ceiling “crisis” is the claim that if the federal government can’t borrow more money it won’t be able to pay interest on its existing debt, leading to a default. But that’s poppycock. The government will collect more than
At least 883 people were executed in 2022, a rise of more than 50% on the previous year, as several Middle Eastern states ramped up their use of the death penalty. Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia accounted for 90% of all known executions. Iran executed 576 people last year (314
The latest mass shooting, in Farmington, New Mexico, brings the number of victims killed in the United States from mass shootings to 296 so far this year, with 886 injured. A man armed with at least three guns roamed through Farmington, New Mexico, firing randomly at cars and houses on
By Frank Shostak for the Mises Institute | May 18, 2023 In a market economy, money is the medium of exchange; producers exchange their goods for money and then exchange that money for other goods. As the production of goods increases, the demand for money expands. Conversely, as economic activity slows
