It’s something every budding economist (who isn’t a cheerleader for Team Red or Team Blue) knows to be true: countries do not pay tariffs. Individuals do. And the important result of those payments: tariffs make the people paying those higher prices for imported goods poorer. Politicians – including those who say they support free markets […]
China And Russia Team Up – And Quickly Harass Japan Militarily
TUESDAY PDB – PAUL’S DAILY BRIEFING – The new leaders of the axis of evil militarily harass Japan – China’s Xi makes ‘no-limits’ Moscow visit as Putin wages Ukraine war. Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day visit that shows off Beijing’s new swagger in world diplomatic affairs and offers a welcome political lift for Russian […]
SecDef Wants To Study Waiting Periods, Age Restrictions On Guns And Ammo For Active Duty Military
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is calling on the Pentagon to hire more mental health workers and directing military-run health care clinics to screen for alcohol abuse in order to reduce veteran suicides, but he’s holding off on implementing several anti-gun proposals recommended by the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee, at least for a […]
Trump Indictment Delayed After Grand Jury Schedules Additional Witness
The Manhattan grand jury weighing an indictment against former President Donald Trump has reportedly scheduled testimony from another witness on Wednesday. According to a report from Fox News, citing a law enforcement official familiar with the case, authorities now don’t expect a potential arraignment for Trump, if he is indicted, until next week. The officer […]
Trump Files Move To End Georgia Election Probe
Could there be one less Trump investigation? On Monday, former President Donald Trump‘s legal team moved to halt the report from a special grand jury in Georgia‘s 2020 election probe. In the 50-page filing, Trump’s attorneys also seek to bar the use of any evidence derived from the report presented to a grand jury reviewing the matter. The […]
Potential Trump Arrest A ‘Manufactured Circus’ By ‘Weaponized’ Prosecutor
ANALYSIS – Former President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social media site Saturday that he was going to be arrested on Tuesday, March 21. He also urged his supporters to protest. So far, no other news media has confirmed his claim, and Trump remains untouched. It appears that this announcement citing illegal leaks in […]
Report: Home Of Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Son Destroyed In Fire
A home owned by the son of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) burned down in a fire Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to the scene around 1 a.m. and remained on the scene as of 9 a.m. to monitor hot spots. “I deeply appreciate the efforts of the firefighters who worked through the night to put out a […]
Vice Argues Against Texas’ Takeover Of Underperforming School
The State of Texas has just taken control of the Houston Independent School District. The justification is that the school district just isn’t very good at its job, educating students. What is interesting is the arguments being deployed against it, such as in a recent piece from Vice. On the one hand, we have the argument […]
Colorado News Site Calls For ‘Shaming, Humiliating And Castigating’ Gun Owners
In a recent editorial, the left-leaning news website Colorado Newsline called on its readers to publicly confront gun owners, because “only when gun absolutists become social pariahs can the nation start to establish comprehensive reform, allowing community members to attend schools, shop at grocery stores and visit nightclubs without fear of being torn to shreds in a blast […]
Congress Prepares To See Biden Bank Documents After Treasury Dept. Buckles
Congressional investigators will get to see documents sent to federal law enforcement by banks who suspected members of the Biden family may be engaged in illegal activity, after Treasury Department officials relented and turned over the records. These “suspicious activity reports,” submitted to the Treasury Department by banks who suspected account holders were involved in […]
Two Of America’s Biggest Universities Ban Diversity Statements
The Texas A&M University System, with over 153,000 students across 11 campuses, will no longer ask job applicants to make a written commitment to so-called “diversity, equity and inclusion.” The move comes after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last month warned Texas public universities and state agencies that considering “diversity, equity and inclusion” or “DEI” in […]