Economy & Finance

Democrat Wins Texas Special Election, Eroding GOP’s Slim House Majority Republicans’ thin majority in the US House grew slimmer still on Saturday, as a special election in Texas has filled a long-vacant seat with a Democrat who’s vowed to “tear ICE up from the roots.”  Progressive leftist Christian Menefee will represent Texas’s 18th Congressional District, […]

Is An Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Right For You? Are You Super Rich? Authored by Javier Simon via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), An irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) can allow affluent individuals to pass on wealth to heirs while keeping it outside of their taxable estate. This could help them reduce or avoid the

Hollywood Celebrities Are Losing Their Minds And Calling For “Revolution” As the information age barrels forward the age of the celebrity is coming to a close.  Largely because Hollywood elites do not understand how to navigate social media and their true personalities always bubble to the surface.  With no agents or managers to filter their

Isaacman: NASA Aims To Build ‘Martian Outpost’ On Mars With Nuclear Propulsion Authored by T.J. Muscaro via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced his agency’s commitment to developing a nuclear propulsion system for missions to Mars within the next three years. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (L) speaks at a press conference

How Easy Is It To Open A Daycare In Minnesota? Authored by Jacki Thrapp via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Minnesota is facing heavy scrutiny after the Trump administration accused bad actors in the state of exploiting federal funds from child-focused programs for personal gain. The Minneapolis skyline, on Jan. 11, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch

Trump Says Federal Authorities Won’t Respond To Protests In Democrat-Led Cities Unless Asked Authored by Ryan Morgan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), President Donald Trump on Saturday announced federal authorities will not intervene in protests in Democrat-led jurisdictions, but will continue to forcefully protect federal property. Federal officers in front of the Bishop Henry

House Speaker Says He Has Votes To End Government Shutdown This Week House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he is confident that the House will end the partial government shutdown that was initiated on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a measure to keep the government funded. “We’ll get this done by Tuesday, I’m

The Boomcession: Why Americans Hate What Looks Like An Economic Boom Authored by Matt Stoller via The BIG Newsletter, The models used by policymakers to understand wages, economic growth, and consumer spending are misleading. That’s why corporate America is having a party, and everyone else is mad. On Friday, Donald Trump nominated candidate Kevin Walsh

Lutnick Too? New Epstein Files Reveal Trip To Pedo Island After He Said He Cut Ties We’re gonna need a bigger cork board.  As far as massive distractions go, the latest Epstein files release seems to be all anyone is talking about. Not only do they mix random and salacious claims called into the FBI tip line

The Fed, Electricity, And Affordability By Peter Tchir of Academy Securities The Fed, Electricity, And Affordability Three distinct topics, but at the same time, they are almost (kind of) the same topic, or at least interconnected. A Warsh Fed We discussed Warsh on Friday (along with gold, Bitcoin, and the flippant use of “debasement”). Dismissing the