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• To cut government spending, Trump targets pocket change
• Defamation/Impersonation Campaign as RICO Violation (with $9M in RICO Trebled Damages)
• An obscure group of consultants is helping to drive up U.S. electricity rates
• Climate groups sue over Trump's orders to expand offshore drilling
• Trump’s executive order on wind turbines was a major leap forward, but the devil is in the details
• Trump blocked U.S. funding for UN Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) again. Here's why
• White House senior adviser Stephen Miller spoke about the idea of sending Americans 'dividend checks' from the Department of Government Efficiency
• Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations is considered the first great work in modern economics
• President Trump says he's open to a plan to pay a 'DOGE dividend' to taxpayers
• Vice President JD Vance says the U.S. must stop spending the American people’s money on garbage
• This week the government announced plans to build 1.5 million new homes by 2029
• How to recover from debanking
• In January, eggs were scarce and expensive; now they're even pricier
• The Swamp is Slowly Draining
• The climate crisis is a cost of living issue for Australia. My generation will be the first to pay for it | Anjali Sharma
• Trump says his administration is 'just getting started' after saving $55 billion
• "They're not working": Trump accuses federal workings of slacking after he spent the day golfing
• About 6,000 IRS employees will be laid off on Thursday, The New York Times reports
• It’s time for a flat tax
• DOGE Says $4.7 Trillion In Treasury Payments Missing Code To Trace Where Money Went
• The RBA is cutting interest rates and unemployment is at historic lows. This is not supposed to be happening | | Greg Jericho
• Why is Spain’s economy booming? Thanks to migration – which proves xenophobia doesn’t pay | María Ramírez
• Sen. Joni Ernst wants to cut former presidents' pensions if they make $400,000 a year
• The essence of the currency exchange rate is the relative purchasing power of various monies
• Trump Closed the Door on Cheap Chinese Imports. Temu Found an Open Window. - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• I returned to hospitality work as a middle-aged woman – here’s what it taught me | Beth Knights
• The madness of Ed Miliband’s fracking ban
• I run a growing media company with 11 American employees. Yet I’ve never set foot in the U.S
• Reciprocity is a misguided response to U.S. economic strength
• This week's Rent Free takes a look at the regulatory regime holding back L.A.'s wildfire rebuilding efforts
• CDC staffers describe an increasingly chaotic agency as layoffs begin
• Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”
• This week's Good Job with Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir
• I knew I was getting laid off when I saw the faces of my manager and HR rep
• A tale of two tax plans
• Pay Off Your Student Loans… Without Putting Your Life on Hiatus
• RBA reduces interest rates, but don’t hold your breath for too much more this year | Nicki Hutley
• Lessons for Britain from Milton Keynes
• Trump’s new energy secretary slams Net Zero 2050 as a ‘sinister goal’
• Help! My Son Is Extorting Me for Money—Just Like His Mother.
• The Key to a Stronger Economy? It’s Housing, Stupid.
• The media loves negative trends, but America keeps moving in the right direction
• The handoff to Trump’s second term includes a dismal Bidenomics inheritance of slowing growth, rising inflation, and a frustrated citizenry
• Democrats Prepare for the Big House
• The Myth of Income Inequality
• The Corporate Media Rediscovers Inflation - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Top Wall Street analysts are optimistic about the potential of these 3 stocks
• Forget Trump’s tariffs, the president’s bond market threat is worse | Heather Stewart
• Alarming report shows US drowning in red ink — as Democrats block spending cuts
• Week Four: No Rest for the Grifters
• Return of NYC dining sheds is a calamity waiting to happen — and the DOT must stop the insanity
• Activist Elliott has unfinished business at Phillips 66. How its plan to build value may unfold
• Euclid residents encouraged to share views on Sims Park Master Plan | Editorial
• Israel's destruction of Gaza has created an environmental nightmare
• Internews Network, a so-called ‘independent’ media organization, has been systematically erasing its public-facing disclosures
• A New Property Tax Revolt
• Trump wants to rip out the grass from the White House Rose Garden and turn it into a giant outdoor patio like Mar-a-Lago
• How Do Board Diversity Mandates Affect Firm Value?
• FEMA will review all funding and grants provided to non-governmental organizations, acting director says
• Why Is foreign aid going to American farmers?
• Review: Netflix's 'Biggest Heist Ever' documentary takes bitcoin seriously
• U.S. Producer Price Index for final demand rises 0.4 percent in January
• Yes, the Price of Eggs Matters
• High Electric Bills Are the Tip of the Iceberg
• Trump orders federal agencies to prove that their employees’ roles are legally required
• DOGE’s ‘limestone mine’ discovery proves Elon Musk’s waste-cutting is vital
• NYC’s spending is out of control — we need a DOGE of our own to root it out for good
• "Prices could go up": Trump approves country-by-country reciprocal tariff scheme
• Senate Finance Committee Republicans write open letter to Trump urging him to block tax cuts
• Trump, Musk, and their teenaged hatchet men might just be able to squelch the bad news about rising unemployment by crippling the Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Eoin Higgins talks about his book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left
• Cal Thomas: Getting rid of real change
• The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants
• Texas land developer admits he profits off selling to unqualified foreign buyers
• A former colleague asked if I’d be a reference for her as she hunts for a new job. Here’s how to respond
• How DOGE Could Spark a Financial Crash
• The President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief was used to promote abortion abroad
• Trump, inflation, and ‘Day One’ - Washington Examiner
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s two-word plan to save the CFPB from Elon Musk
• Can anyone stop the french fry cartel?
• In exchange for Marc Fogel, the U.S. will release Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik
• My Husband Refuses to Accept a Key Reality of Parenthood. It’s Making Living in Our House Difficult.
• Roses are the wrong pick for Valentine’s Day
• I am a man who orders combs when drunk
• Chrystia Freeland says Canada will inflict the biggest trade blow the U.S. has ever endured
• Elon Musk’s dystopian attacks on federal workplaces are also “incredibly stupid”
• Price inflation is rising, but it has nothing to do with tariffs, says Daniel Lacalle
• Marco Rubio Says US Is Not Walking Away From Foreign Aid, Only ‘Foreign Aid That Is Dumb’
• Can Money Supply Growth Cause Economic Growth?
• Victor Davis Hanson: Elon Musk is not a freelancer. He was appointed a government official. Let’s dispel the idea that he’s doing anything unusual
• Solutions to Worker Shortage Mean Housing, Infrastructure and a Brighter Future
• Can Bessent Save Venmo and Zelle from the CFPB? - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Get DC out of Cold War rut — cut government but don’t destroy it
• The Biden economic hangover - Washington Examiner
• Canadian businessman sentenced to U.S. prison for concealing bitcoin stash - ICIJ
• Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum are bad news for American energy
• In his new book, Anson Frericks explains how Anheuser-Busch could make millions by partnering with a coffee company
• Why a renewable energy investor thinks it will be hard to kill the IRA
• In the U.S., sugar costs 40 cents per pound, double the global price of 20 cents
• My Co-Worker Wears Very Tight Pants. I Suspect That It’s for a Nefarious Reason.