Cal Thomas: The second coming of DOGE – West Central Tribune
President Trump has signed an executive order creating a task force to crackdown on fraud in government programs.…
After IEEPA: New Section 301 investigations and why public input matters
With the Supreme Court’s February 20 decision ending the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) for across-the-board…
Gas prices are high again – how about we change our ways?
Have you noticed how high gas prices are right now? As inhabitants of planet Earth, to varying degrees,…
Will Iran Be the Last Straw for Young MAGA Men?
In the wake of Trump’s surprise attack on Iran, I spoke with a young man who cast his…
Immigrants reduce America’s deficit. Congress should take notice. – Orange County Register
Amid ongoing congressional debates—culminating, of course, in a partial shutdown—over Trump’s mass deportation agenda, one fact in particular…
California’s taxpayer-backed pension systems invest in Bitcoin and crypto – Orange County Register
Despite never purchasing a single Bitcoin or cryptocurrency directly, California’s two largest public pension funds hold hundreds of…
The train has left the station: Agentic AI and the future of social science research
A viral blog post recently compared the current moment in artificial intelligence (AI) to February 2020, just before…
Now what? The limits of tariff-driven economic statecraft after IEEPA
Days after the Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to…
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement 2026: Review and déjà vu
Eight years ago, in the second year of U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term in office, North America…
Made in America, fired abroad — Washington’s bullets fuel chaos and blowback – Orange County Register
Amid the unfolding chaos in Mexico following the death of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, the Mexican government has…
Expert Takes on North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress
(Source: Korean Central News Agency) Authors of 38 North’s North Korea Briefing, a quarterly publication on North Korea’s…
Gen Z’s enthusiasm for all things touchable is resurrecting the analog economy—and costing parents
Generation Z has unexpectedly become the primary driver behind the rapidly growing analog music and print book economies…