‘The Deficit Delusion’ The worst part of taxation
Taxes are routinely awful, and annually unearth dread in all of us as we cower before Congress’s outsourced tax collector (the IRS). We do so while trying to grasp the…
‘Political hit-job’: Hospital CEO paid herself, colleagues, after announcing resignation
Topline: Megan C. Ryan, former CEO of the public Nassau University Medical Center on Long Island, New York, authorized a $3.5 million payout of taxpayer funds to herself and 12…
Sanctions Kill as Many People as War, Study Says
Far from being humane tools of foreign policy, sanctions take just as many lives as outright war, according to a new study. … The post Sanctions Kill as Many People…
Private Property Rights Are the Key to Freedom
Government regulations, pontificating politicians, and social-justice schemes have led to a loss of private property and property rights. … The post Private Property Rights Are the Key to Freedom appeared…
ChatGPT Plunges Hapless User Into Epic Hallucinatory Crash-Out
Originally published via Armageddon Prose: A classic tale of: · Pothead innocently plies AI for contextual information on the irrational number pi · Engagement-hungry AI plunges pothead into month-long, potentially…
Trump plans White House meeting with Zelensky and European leaders – NYT
The gathering, which is planned for Monday, comes on the heels of the Alaska summit US President Donald Trump has invited European leaders to join Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky at a…
Putin-Trump summit ‘erased’ Western narratives – EU state’s leader
Direct dialogue with Moscow is crucial, Slovak PM Robert Fico has said, urging Brussels to take its cue from Washington The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US…
European NATO states to continue arming Ukraine
Western European leaders intend to send more military aid to Kiev and keep the NATO door open Western European leaders have issued a statement backing US President Donald Trump’s diplomatic…
The Alaska summit was a success. The challenge is to make it last
This is the moment when the US has to stick to a course of normalization with Russia no matter what the EU and Kiev want Do not expect Western mainstream…
Trump-Zelensky call ‘wasn’t easy’ – Axios
The US president has called for moving toward a permanent settlement of the Ukraine conflict rather than a mere temporary ceasefire The phone call between US President Donald Trump and…