The Government Just Got More Powerful. (And That’s a Good Thing.) … Here's the most important legal principle that you've probably never heard of: If a regulation issued by a government agency turns out to be ambiguous, the agency, not the court, gets to resolve the ambiguity. It's called the Auer principle, after the 1997 Supreme Court decision that established it. ... Few people have...Read More
The Federal Reserve may be eying its next rate hike as soon as this summer. Evidence of a possible June rate hike came Wednesday when minutes from the Fed’s April meeting gave a more upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy. “Most participants judged that if incoming data were consistent with economic growth picking up in the second quarter…then it likely would be appropriate for th...Read More
Germany Is Very, Very Tired ... The overriding worry is that a vicious cycle has begun: As Germany gets ever more frustrated with Europe's inability to change, it gets ever less likely to lead, so the change it wants becomes ever less likely to happen. If Britain were to opt to leave and other countries threatened to hold referendums, then even the cautious Merkel might be forced to seize the mome...Read More
Zika virus could spread to Europe in coming months, says WHO ... The Zika virus is expected to spread in Europe within the next few months, the World Health Organisation has said, although it has classified the risk of an outbreak at low to moderate ... WHO Europe, which made the assessment, said the risk should not be underestimated. -GuardianWe've avoided writing about health catastrophes for...Read More
In November the magazine published an issue devoted to climate change. Susan Goldberg, editor since 2015, says that afterward she received a congratulatory note from [Rupert] Murdoch, saying he'd "gathered his family around" to read through the important issue. She says he's made only one editorial suggestion to her. "James is an environmentalist," Goldberg says. "He said, 'I wish we could do more...Read More
Vladimir Putin's America-Friendly Propaganda About Fighting Terror Just Suffered A Big Blow Putin tries to present himself as the best bet against ISIS. In reality, he's helped it thrive. - Huffington PostThe Pentagon is combating reports that the US military-industrial complex, specifically the Pentagon and CIA in concert with allies like Saudi Arabia, created and promoted ISIS.When Russia bega...Read More
Here’s Why the TSA Is So Terrible ... Dozens of people were stranded overnight when the long security lines caused people to miss their flights. Nor is this an anomaly. The problem is occurring all around the country at busy airports. - Bloomberg ViewWe've been writing about how Homeland Security is extorting passengers on behalf of the TSA PreCheck program.You can see our articles on t...Read More
First Came the Drudge Link. Then the Death Threats. Ann Ravel was a relatively unknown government official, until her words got featured on the Drudge Report. Soon, the trolls were screaming at her to drop dead. – Center for Public IntegrityIn this article, Ms. Ravel, a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), complains about the lack of civility that she experienced when she s...Read More
In November the magazine published an issue devoted to climate change. Susan Goldberg, editor since 2015, says that afterward she received a congratulatory note from [Rupert] Murdoch, saying he'd "gathered his family around" to read through the important issue. She says he's made only one editorial suggestion to her. "James is an environmentalist," Goldberg says. "He said, 'I wish we could do more...Read More
Vladimir Putin's America-Friendly Propaganda About Fighting Terror Just Suffered A Big Blow Putin tries to present himself as the best bet against ISIS. In reality, he's helped it thrive. - Huffington PostThe Pentagon is combating reports that the US military-industrial complex, specifically the Pentagon and CIA in concert with allies like Saudi Arabia, created and promoted ISIS.When Russia bega...Read More
Here’s Why the TSA Is So Terrible ... Dozens of people were stranded overnight when the long security lines caused people to miss their flights. Nor is this an anomaly. The problem is occurring all around the country at busy airports. - Bloomberg ViewWe've been writing about how Homeland Security is extorting passengers on behalf of the TSA PreCheck program.You can see our articles on t...Read More
First Came the Drudge Link. Then the Death Threats. Ann Ravel was a relatively unknown government official, until her words got featured on the Drudge Report. Soon, the trolls were screaming at her to drop dead. – Center for Public IntegrityIn this article, Ms. Ravel, a Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission (FEC), complains about the lack of civility that she experienced when she s...Read More
Since the U.S. Federal Reserve's 1913 creation, gold has retained its purchasing power while the U.S. dollar is worth 98.2 per cent less. Nick Barisheff, president and CEO of Markham, Ont.-based Bullion Management Group Inc., is an author, speaker and financial commentator on precious metals and current market trends. He examines the choice between owning gold bullion or gold stocks.For thousands...Read More
Five questions about extremely long airport security lines Scott Mayerowitz ... Already faced with lines that snake through terminals out to the curb, fliers are bracing for long waits at security in the busy months of July and August. Some major airports are currently seeing wait times exceeding 90 minutes at peak hours. Here’s a look at the problem and what travelers should expect. -US...Read More
It’s impossible, in this day and age, to pick up a stranger’s password-protected mobile phone and send a text. It’s easy to steal anyone’s gun and fire away ... So President Barack Obama wants the government to assist in the development of smart-gun technology, which has the potential to reduce the number of preventable deaths. – BloombergObama's is trying to contro...Read More
Billionaire Soros Cuts U.S. Stocks by 37%, Buys Gold ... George Soros cut his firm's investments in U.S. stocks by more than a third in the first quarter and bought a $264 million stake in the world's biggest bullion producer Barrick Gold Corp. -BloombergThe billionaires are buying gold.George Soros has just invested in a gold producer, Barrick gold.Soros is not alone. His former chief strategis...Read More
Five questions about extremely long airport security lines Scott Mayerowitz ... Already faced with lines that snake through terminals out to the curb, fliers are bracing for long waits at security in the busy months of July and August. Some major airports are currently seeing wait times exceeding 90 minutes at peak hours. Here’s a look at the problem and what travelers should expect. -US...Read More
It’s impossible, in this day and age, to pick up a stranger’s password-protected mobile phone and send a text. It’s easy to steal anyone’s gun and fire away ... So President Barack Obama wants the government to assist in the development of smart-gun technology, which has the potential to reduce the number of preventable deaths. – BloombergObama's is trying to contro...Read More
Billionaire Soros Cuts U.S. Stocks by 37%, Buys Gold ... George Soros cut his firm's investments in U.S. stocks by more than a third in the first quarter and bought a $264 million stake in the world's biggest bullion producer Barrick Gold Corp. -BloombergThe billionaires are buying gold.George Soros has just invested in a gold producer, Barrick gold.Soros is not alone. His former chief strategis...Read More
This is one weak nominee: Hillary Clinton's problem isn't Bernie Sanders. It's Hillary Clinton ... -SalonLike machine-gun fire, rat-tat-tat, three major mainstream publications in a row have recently posted stories featuring a "weak" Hillary Clinton.This further strengthens our hypothesis that the Hillary may not ever make it to the presidential race.We first wrote about this late last week in an...Read More