by Tim Donner | Mar 11, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Former German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck once remarked that politics “is the art of the possible.” Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke termed it “the science of the possible.” But for Joe Biden, it is neither. Instead, politics for this 46th president more often...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 11, 2022 | Articles, Economic Affairs News
Baby, it’s cold outside. Well, except when it comes to the cost of living as the US annual inflation rate was red hot in February. Once again, the consumer price index (CPI) was broad-based and posted a fresh 40-year high. What made this a frightening report for many...
by James Fite | Mar 10, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
The House voted late Wednesday night to fully fund the government through the end of the fiscal year in September, clear another continuing resolution to give the Senate time to make any amendments, if necessary, and ban Russian oil and gas imports. The omnibus...
by Kelli Ballard | Mar 9, 2022 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
President Joe Biden took to the podium March 8 to announce a US ban on oil imports from Russia. While many welcomed the news, questions remained as to what impact this would have on the home front. As inflation soars in the United States and gas prices are going up...
by Andrew Moran | Mar 8, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
President Joe Biden delivered a “powerful blow to Putin’s war machine” by announcing a ban on Russian oil, calling it “a step we’re taking to inflict further pain on” Moscow. The embargo on Russia’s energy products means the US would stop accepting about 500,000...