Economy & Finance

Lebanese Army Says Plan To Limit Weapons To State Forces At Advanced Stage Authored by Evgenia Filimianova via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The Lebanese armed forces said on Jan. 8 that their plan to restrict weapons to official security agencies had entered an “advanced stage,” after expanding their presence across southern Lebanon. Members of […]

Did Dr. Spock’s Parenting Advice Kill 60,000 Babies? Authored by Ross Pomeroy via RealClearScience, Dr. Benjamin Spock is remembered as one of the foremost authorities on raising children. His influential and prolific books, first published in the mid-1940s, advised parents to be more affectionate and flexible with their young kids, countering what was then the

FDA Says Many Fitness Wearables, AI Tools Exempt From Regulation The Food and Drug Administration on Jan. 6 clarified that it will not regulate some artificial intelligence (AI) tools and wearables. In a guidance document, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said tools used to help make clinical decisions are sometimes exempt from FDA oversight, such

Data Centers Were 40% Of PJM Capacity Costs In Last Auction: Market Monitor Submitted by Ethan Howland of Utility Dive Data center load accounted for $6.5 billion, or 40%, of the $16.4 billion in costs from the PJM Interconnection’s December capacity auction, according to the grid operator’s independent market monitor. About $6.2 billion of those

One Fell Swoop: Lawsuit Eyes Death Blow To Racial Preferences Authored by RealClear Investigations’ Benjamin Weingarten, Opponents of affirmative action hoped that the Supreme Court had delivered a death blow to the controversial policy in 2023 when Chief Justice John Roberts declared for the court’s majority that “Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.” But

Senate Advances Resolution Preventing Trump From Further Military Force In Venezuela Without Approval The Senate issued a harsh rebuke of President Trump’s actions in Venezuela, voting 52-47 on a bipartisan measure to block him from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless he obtains Congressional approval first. Sen. Rand Paul, R-KY, speaks to reporters

Farmland Shock: Georgia Grower Drops 3,000 Acres, Warns Of Unplanted Ground in 2026 By Chris Bennett of Farm Journal How deep is the farm crisis? Adios to acreage. In November 2025, Alex Harrell, among the most highly reputed producers in the U.S., dropped an old-school grading scale, A to F, across his 6,000-acre operation and

Zelensky Complains He Hasn’t Received A Clear Security Guarantee, Despite Big Talk From West This week kicked off with France and the UK agreeing to send troops to Ukraine once a ceasefire with Russia is reached, and there have been unconfirmed reports that Washington is planning to do the same – but President Trump has

DOJ Sues Arizona, Connecticut For Failing To Hand Over Voter Rolls Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Jan. 6 that it is suing Arizona and Connecticut for allegedly failing to turn over their full voter registration rolls for federal inspection. Attorney General Pam