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The U.S. standard of living has been artificially boosted by the dollar’s status as the global reserve currency, but what happens as that status crumbles? The 50-year-old petrodollar agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia has been allowed to expire, according to multiple news reports. The so-called petrodollar refers to the U.S. dollar’s role as […]
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“Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” — Lavrentiy Beria, the most ruthless and longest-serving secret police chief in Joseph Stalin’s reign of terror in Russia and Eastern Europe. A listener contacted me and asked me why I call the left Marxists. People who act like Marxists and follow Marx ideology are called […]
Three New York offshore wind projects were canceled Friday in the latest sign of trouble for the stumbling industry and President Joe Biden’s green energy agenda, according to Politico. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), the agency that handles offshore wind contracts, disclosed Friday that it could not finalize power purchase agreements with […]
President Joe Biden is currently considering granting amnesty to illegal migrants in a bid to act on the worsening immigration crisis, according to Politico. Biden and his administration are weighing several ideas to take a tougher stance on the southern border crisis and illegal immigration amid criticisms he has thus far failed to act on either. The […]
In a move that is certain to be challenged in the courts, the Biden Environmental Protection Agency enacted a de facto ban on many gas-powered cars this week in the form of a final regulation on allowable tailpipe emissions. The regulation is designed to force two-thirds of new light-duty cars and 46% of medium duty autos sold […]
We spend a lot of time talking and writing about the green energy subsidies contained in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. That’s appropriate given that bill’s content of a raft of incentives and subsidies the CBO estimated would amount to $369 billion over 10 years, a number that some analysts have estimated will be a […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the green light on Friday for Israel to launch a ground invasion against a Hamas stronghold in south Gaza, despite the Biden administration’s warnings, according to NBC News. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is “preparing for the operational side and for the […]
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Here are the latest news headlines from this afternoon that reached our news desk. The times given are Jerusalem time (GMT +2) March 1st, 2024 12:34 – SYRIA: The Syrian army claims that it managed to intercept and shoot down in the sky of the city of Raqqa in Syria, 2 American drones manufactured by […]
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Welcome! We cover COVID to Climate, as well as Energy to Elections. Here is the link for this issue, so please share it on social media. Checkout the 2023, 2022, 2021 & 2020 archives, plus asterisked items below. If you like the Newsletter, signup for my free Critical Thinking substack… — This Newsletter’s Articles, by […]
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New York City is moving forward with several climate policies which are likely to make everyday life even more costly for the middle class in one of the country’s most expensive cities. The city is aiming to slash its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% come 2050, push a sweeping building electrification mandate known as Local Law 97 […]
Iran is ramping up the rate at which it enriches uranium several months after receiving a $6 billion transfer from the Biden administration, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Iran had slowed down its uranium enrichment program in June, a move that diplomats believe was related to negotiations with the Biden administration that […]