Iranian Complaints Prompt Obama Administration to Soften Sanctions
Anonymous sources told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that the Treasury Department will allow Iran a workaround on sanctions. ...
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Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Chinese Sovereign Debt
It's a slow-motion train wreck that credit rating agencies are just now beginning to see. ...
GOP Sen. Mark Kirk Meets With Obama’s SCOTUS Nominee; Calls for Vote
On Tuesday liberal Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) met with Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nominee to replace deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Afterward Kirk called on other senators to meet...
Soaring Gun Sales Cause Crime Rate to Plummet
Anti-gunners continue to be frustrated that the more threats there are to gun owners, the more firearms they buy and learn to use. ...
Will the Robotic Revolution Make Your Job Obsolete?
Not only are so many jobs becoming obsolete, but so are many of the Luddite unions trying to stop the inevitable from happening. ...
Brazil’s Economy Entering Depression
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff’s attempts to stimulate the slowing economy through massive insertions of new debt has in fact had the opposite result. ...
Council on Foreign Relations Doesn’t Understand Voters’ Anger
Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass doesn't understand the problem because he is part of the problem. ...
Federal Court Slams IRS in Tea Party Targeting Case
Now that a federal judge has chastised the IRS for its behavior surrounding its targeting of conservatives, it'll be interesting to see if the IRS finally relents and gives...
Trump, Clinton Extend Leads; Cruz Takes Utah; Kasich Hopes to Be Spoiler
Trump widens his lead over Cruz, while Kasich watches, like a Siamese fighting fish, to take on the weakened survivor. ...
Markit Ltd. Says U.S. Economy Is Faltering
Markit Ltd., the London-based global financial information behemoth, issued an early warning about signs of the coming recession in late February when it published its services purchasing managers’ index....
Mexico Now Joining Anti-Trump Forces
Though the Mexican government and GOP big-wigs want to prevent Donald Trump from obtaining the Republican nomination, the math is increasingly persuasive, and the GOP's attempts to thwart Trump...
Brazilian Government’s Unraveling Accelerates
Events surrounding Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her alleged links to the “Operation Car Wash” investigation and scandal are moving so quickly that one can scarcely keep up. ...
Follow the Money? No, the Politics.
While supply and demand ultimately determine the price of oil, a lot of factors play a role in the availability of oil and its price. ...
A Unique Oil Man in a Tough Business
It would be hard to think of a group that is more vilified as exploitative than oil men. Yet everything that Tom Hill of KimRay does shatters that perception....
Exposing Judge Merrick’s Anti-gun Bias
Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Brian Garland's "moderate" label is belied by his extremist anti-gun rulings. ...