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OPINION: Rumors of ESG’s demise are greatly exaggerated
Consumer and Republican backlash against environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments has increased dramatically in the past year as states, Congress, and presidential candidates have
OPINION: Recession soon? Unemployment jumps in the latest month
The national unemployment rate reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rose from 3.5 percent to 3.8 percent in August as an additional
OPINION: New Biden HUD regulation interferes in local zoning
A Few proposed regulation by President Joe Biden’s Department Of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) would once again attempt to meddle in state and local
OPINION: Biden losing Millennials as 2024 rapidly approaches
President Joe Biden, who is seeking reelection in 2024, before he was elected in 2020, enjoyed national polling leads among key age demographics across the
OPINION: Federal Reserve pauses interest-rate hikes for now
The Federal Reserve has halted increasing its target interest rate, the Federal Funds Rate, at 5 percent to 5.25 percent, as consumer inflation reported by
OPINION: Presidents get blamed for recessions on their watch
If anything has a knack of making presidents in otherwise commanding positions into one-term presidents, it is recessions of the U.S. economy. Just ask Jimmy
OPINION: Biden lied about debt ceiling, Social Security in SOTU address
On Feb. 7, President Joe Biden engaged in a baseless fear-mongering campaign, accusing U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and the new House Republican majority
OPINION: It’s now or never for Congress to cut spending
Discretionary spending has risen by nearly $357 billion — a 26 percent jump to $1.7 trillion — since fiscal year 2019, according to data compiled
OPINION: Fed Hikes Rates Again but is it Enough to Tame Inflation?
The Federal Reserve hiked its core interest rate for banks once again by another 0.75 percent to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent
OPINION: Inflation still running hot, real incomes down
Congressional Democrats run out of time Inflation continued to run hot into September, with consumer inflation still up 8.2 percent annualized and producer inflation at