by John Hill | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
“South Park” continued its cartoon assault on the Trump administration Wednesday, with an episode that addressed the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department. The latest installment on Comedy Central depicted the recurring character “Towelie” — a...
by John Hill | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Leading crypto wallet provider MetaMask is launching its own stablecoin in partnership with payment giant Stripe Inc.’s stablecoin arm, Bridge, and decentralized stablecoin platform M0. MetaMask is a self-custodial crypto wallet developed by Consensys, a software...
by John Hill | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bryan Caplan doesn’t mince words: “Protectionists are just fools,” he said. But the first protectionist that the economist, who runs a widely-read blog, ever knew was his own father. At 87, Caplan’s dad still runs a used car parts business and remembers the 1950s as...
by John Hill | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
McDonald’s has been criticized in recent years by price-conscious customers. CEO Chris Kempczinski recently admitted the menu has gotten too expensive. The fast-food chain reached an agreement with its U.S. franchises to price eight popular combo meals at 15% less...
by John Hill | Aug 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but U.S. layoffs remain in the same historically healthy range of the past few years. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Aug. 16 rose by 11,000 to 235,000, the Labor Department reported...
Recent Comments