Stiff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- What is driving up US interest rates?
- From the archives: Laird Hamilton's 5 rules for healthy living.
- We need to bring back cultural monuments. Needs to be remembered that the Coliseum in Rome was sponsored by Emperor Nero but Donald Trump - a professional builder - gets protested for trying to build a ballroom on the White House or a classic Triumphal Arch in DC.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jonathan Turley: Senator Rand Paul introduces Birthright Citizenship Amendment. He's not wrong but asking red states and blue states to have a serious debate at this time is expecting too much.
- US cities where your money buys the best quality of life in America.
- Fed approves interest rate hike - signals one more may be coming this year. This is the opposite of good for homeowners or people looking to buy or sell homes.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Interest rate surge? Wait - what?
- From the archives: Why I care about history. From the Nomad Historian.
More stuff that I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jerome Powell not lowering interest rates is purely political. Remember he lowered rates just before the election because he wanted to help the Democrats.
- The truth about Israel and Palestine.
- Tyler Winklevoss on the NYC election. I can see him saving his money and moving to Miami instead.
More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Why are interest rates so high? It's bad fiscal policy. The interest rates are tied to the national debt.
- Weight Watchers files for bankruptcy protection. There's a trimming the fat joke to be made here. (HT Cultural Offering)
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- From the archives: How Roger Ebert discovered John Prine.
- Unintended consequences from the NFL's new overtime rules.
- VDH: All the Ukrainian Known Knowns.
- The yield rate - not tariffs may be the real story. Think this was always the plan. Think about all those homeowners who bought in past few years who may soon get new mortgages at lower interest rates.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Diamond demand down as much as 40%
- It is clear Mike Lombardi neither likes nor respects Ron Rivera
- Robert Turley on Joe Biden and his aliases. Bigger than Watergate is an understatement at this point.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jonathan Turley on whether Anthony Fauci had the legal authorization to act as he did. May also open him up to prosecution and maybe financial restitution.
- Steven Pressfield on DeNiro sits in a chair. Good stuff.
- Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell - everyone knew but nobody did anything (from former Reddit CEO in 2020)
- Average credit card rate now over 22%. Thanks Joe! (Via)
