by Andrew Moran | Dec 28, 2017 | International
Just before the Christmas break, more than 120 countries at the United Nations voted to condemn President Donald Trump and his decision to relocate the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, South Africa, and Iraq each cast a ballot to urge...
by Nathan Steelwater | Dec 18, 2017 | Military Affairs
On Tuesday, 12 December, President Trump signed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This defense bill authorizes almost $700 billion to the Defense Department; $634 billion to the base defense budget and $66 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations....
by Andrew Moran | Oct 26, 2017 | Economic Affairs News
Imagine this: an entrepreneur decides to build a ship. The boat is an exorbitant investment – lumber, fiberglass, aluminum, cement, et cetera – and is constructed to fish for salmon, provide tourists with impeccable scenery, or to transport cargo. Unfortunately, it...
by Andrew Moran | Oct 18, 2017 | Economic Affairs News
President Donald Trump is trying to sell his tax reform plan to his base and the rest of the Republicans – both the new blood and establishment dinosaurs. Trump, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and top economic advisor Gary Cohn have had their difficulties, but now...
by Teresa J. Read, CPA | Sep 13, 2017 | Economic Affairs News
The sun is shining again in Florida, and as people across the state begin to assess the damage from Hurricane Irma, they find themselves facing the dilemma of how and where to go to start the long road to recovery. Similarly to the victims of Hurricane Harvey in...