8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (713+ words) It was probably inevitable that the Right’s economic populism would degenerate into promises of more government checks. Early in the week, the administration floated the idea of redirecting federal childcare aid so low-income married stay-at-home parents could get a $9,000 subsidy…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (870+ words) The cost of moving oil around the world is exploding as the Iran war forces tankers onto longer routes and strains the ships still willing to operate near some of the world’s most important energy chokepoints. Earnings for supertankers traveling…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (682+ words) Our kids are fortunate to be growing up in the most progressive and exciting time in history. Sadly, the very culture that offers them the world is also perpetrating this lie: “You are entitled to have everything you want, even…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (564+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dared currency traders to bet against his efforts to strengthen the Japanese yen Tuesday, arguing his position gave him an information advantage over the market. Bessent said at an event at SMU’s Cox School of Business…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (257+ words) Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck oil facilities across southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding 73 people and pushing crude toward $100 a barrel. Saudi-led coalition spokesman Turki al-Malki called the attacks a “serious escalation” and said the coalition “will take all necessary operational…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1450+ words) There is no “official” definition of what constitutes the “middle class.” But a widely accepted view is roughly those households whose annual income is about two-thirds to double the national median income, adjusted for family size and local cost of…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (629+ words) The Japanese yen’s turmoil threatened to hit Americans with higher prices for mortgages, investments and borrowing costs, as rising interest rates in Japan could entice investors to ditch Treasurys for Japanese bonds. A broader retreat from U.S. assets could also…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (442+ words) The Department of Transportation wants to lease highway and railroad land to private companies for power lines — a plan it says could potentially save Americans on their electricity bills. “By working with the private sector to combine our existing transportation…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (733+ words) The other day, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani told Qatari state media that the United States was “spending tens of billions of dollars on killing people” when that money “could have been used to make life easier” for the public....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (391+ words) Data center construction rose by 57%, comparing July ’26 to July ’25, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a frenzied pace despite strong opposition. Rising energy costs, increased local opposition and heightened state scrutiny of data center construction may start slowing data…...