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Ellen DeGeneres’ apology had poor timing. Fans and media waited to see if and when DeGeneres, 62, would address the alleged “toxic” work environment that is her eponymous daytime talk show, and they finally received it on Thursday. Unfortunately, it arrived only hours before 36 former employees accused “Ellen Show” executives of sexual misconduct. In …
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The credit cycle drives the business, or trade, cycle. It should be obvious that changes in the quantity of money, mostly in the form of bank credit, have an effect on business conditions. Indeed, that is why central banks implement a monetary policy. By increasing the quantity of money in circulation and by encouraging the banks …
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Monopolies are bad. Regardless of your political views, that statement probably elicited nothing stronger than a yawn. Why? Because even some of the most ardent free market crusaders recognize the dangers of monopolistic power. Competition is the great driving force behind our economy, producing innovation, rewarding efficiency and good management, and reducing prices. Monopolies produce …
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Ammon Bundy, an anti-government activist who lead the 41-day armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge back in 2016, expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement and for defunding the police in a recent Facebook video. He said in the video that he had considered attending, near his home in Boise, Idaho, “a …
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With lawmakers scrambling to pass a new coronavirus stimulus bill as enhanced unemployment benefits expire on Friday, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is pushing to repeal the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deductions that primarily benefit high earners in states with high taxes. The debate over money for state and …
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Federal agents sent to Seattle to protect federal property have been removed from the city after local officials complained their presence was escalating tensions. Mayor Jenny Durkan had rejected the deployment of U.S. tactical forces sent to the city last week, saying it did not have the consent of local officials and could counterintuitively provoke, …
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House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler on Tuesday accused Attorney General William Barr of deploying federal agents to cities wracked by violence as a “prop” to further President Trump’s reelection campaign. Barr testified during a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, the first time the attorney general has appeared before the committee, and was accused …
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Peter Strzok, the former FBI counterintelligence agent who was fired by the agency for sending anti-Trump text messages during the 2016 campaign, is releasing a book detailing his lingering concerns that the president could be compromised. The book, “Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump,” due out two months before the November election, …
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Attorney General William Barr is defending the federal response to recent nationwide unrest ahead of his scheduled testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The rule of law must be upheld as “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests to wreak senseless havoc and destruction,” he said in a written opening statement released …
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50 Cent is apologizing for trolling Megan Thee Stallion on social media after the “Savage” singer revealed she was shot in her feet. On Monday, the “In Da Club” rapper, 45, reposted a video from an Instagram Live Megan, 25, shared, in which she confirmed the incident and addressed the “fake ass narratives” that were …
Ellen DeGeneres’ apology had poor timing. Fans and media waited to see if and when DeGeneres, 62, would address the alleged “toxic” work environment that is her eponymous daytime talk show, and they finally received it on Thursday. Unfortunately, it arrived only hours before 36 former employees accused “Ellen Show” executives of sexual misconduct. In …
