Economics
Iran war sparks the world’s most severe energy crisis since the 1970s
The world faces the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s, thanks to the U.S./Israeli war with Iran. The war has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical choke point between the Persian Gulf and the Indian…
Adam Smith’s ‘Wealth of Nations’ remains relevant 250 years later
Few books can be said to have withstood the test of time 250 years later, but Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (usually shortened to The Wealth of Nations), published for the…
New York’s ‘grocery pricing fairness’ bill would likely raise prices
Progressives across the country are busy selling an "affordability" agenda, but so far, many of their ideas for enacting that agenda are destined to raise rather than lower the cost of living. The latest example…
In defense of AI data centers
Sen. Bernie Sanders has a problem with data centers. They're just too good. In a video posted to social media in December 2025, the Vermont independent complained that billionaire tech moguls are reaping huge profits…
Billionaire tax would cost California $25 billion in revenue
In November, Californians will consider a ballot measure to implement a 5 percent wealth tax on billionaires, which proponents say will generate $100 billion in revenue. It turns out the tax would probably cost the Golden…
Weak jobs report lands as U.S. spends $2 billion a day on war with Iran
The February jobs report, released Friday, shows the economy faring worse than expected. The bad news comes as the government spends unfathomable amounts of money to wage war on Iran. "Total nonfarm payroll employment…
Trump bragged about lower gas prices. Then he bombed Iran.
Presidents like to claim good economic news as vindication, whether they had anything to do with it or not. Former President Bill Clinton often claims that the economy simply adds more jobs under Democrats than under…
This First Friday will you help proclaim Christ’s reign over society?
Fri Mar 6, 2026 - 7:22 am ESTFri Mar 6, 2026 - 8:47 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Dear friends, Today is the first Friday of the month. For many people, it’s just another Friday. But for the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, it’s a…
Red states are attracting young families as blue states become less affordable: report
Mon Mar 2, 2026 - 12:27 pm EST (The Washington Stand) — Data continues to show that red states are attracting more families with young children who move there as a result of more affordable housing and larger job growth than…
Mamdani wants to spend millions of government grocery stores amid huge deficit
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a tough reality check. Just a few months into office, the new mayor's dreams of free buses, free child care, and government-run grocery stores are running into the brick wall of…
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