In Opinions
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"Next Door" Reimagines The Neighborhood Bar
In a town where getting a good slice is a given, Robin Bodak and Doug Coffin thought adding one more place to the apizza landscape couldn’t hurt, especially when in a place where people have good memories.
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Private prison industry spent as much on the midterms as 2016's presidential, but it won't pay off
During the 2016 election, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for the abolishment of private prisons. Noting the dropping prison population and an existential political threat, the GEO Group—the largest private prison company in the United States—doubled down on its support for President Donald Trump, giving his super PAC $225,000.
In all, GEO’s spending on the 2016 election was greater than the sum of its spending over the seven years preceding. And it didn’t stop in November...
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America's 'New' Dream Of Collectivism: A Dream That "Always Ends The Same Way"
Authored by Jeff Thomas via InternationalMan.com,
Many people in Europe and North America are shaking their heads at the rapidly-growing support in their countries for a transition into collectivism. At present, this advance is developing especially rapidly in the US.
Since the election of Donald Trump, large numbers of liberal Americans are beside themselves with despair and are responding with vehement collectivist rhetoric.
But, why should this be so? There have been many US presidents who...
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WATCH: Illegal immigrant charged with attempted murder after shootout with Arkansas police
An illegal immigrant was arrested and charged with attempted capital murder after initiating a gunfight with police officers during a traffic stop, according to Fox…
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Australian Home Prices Could Collapse 30%: UBS
A new analysis by UBS concludes that housing prices in Australia could fall as much as 30% in a deep recession scenario. UBS analyst Jonathan Mott assembled five different scenarios to predict the direction that Australia’s housing market could go. The worst case includes the first recession in 27 years, a 30% collapse in house prices and widespread litigation against the banks for mortgage mis-selling. The bear case would also include the central bank cutting rates to zero before embarking on...
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Melania fires back at critics and the media in a public speech – here’s what she said
First lady Melania Trump fired back at critics who have been mocking her campaign against online bullying in a public speech Thursday. “How can we…
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Spread the word: The clock is ticking on Affordable Care Act open enrollments
The first two weeks of open enrollment in Affordable Care Act in plans in 2018 lagged behind the first two weeks of last year, 1.2 million sign-ups now as opposed to 1.5 million sign-ups last year. It did include an extra day last year, but one day isn’t going to account for 300,000 enrollments. Enrollments have just been happening at a slower pace than last year.
Since the first two weeks this year coincided with the last week of the midterm elections, it’s kind of understandable that people...
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The 'Heil Trump' guy actually hates Trump (that's why he said 'Heil Trump')
A disruption at a Baltimore performance of "Fiddler on the Roof" made national news today. A man stood up before the act break of the seminal Jewish musical and shouted, "Heil Hitler, Heil Trump," holding his arm out in a Nazi salute.
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What if Democrats don't nominate a crazy person in 2020?
Reeling from defeat in the midterm elections, Republicans have started to entertain the following hope: The liberal base will force Democrats to nominate somebody totally crazy as their presidential candidate in 2020, ensuring the re-election of President Trump.
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The rockets from Gaza prove peace is a pipe dream right now
The State Department has made it clear that the 460 rockets launched at Israel from Gaza this week won’t stop Team Trump from rolling out its plans for peace between the Jewish state and the Palestinians within the next two months. In fact, the administration thinks the violence makes the case for another attempt at...
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Why Are Wall Street Banks Fighting Over Gamers?
Authored by Michael Scott via Safehaven.com,
There’s a new type of talent on the hitlist of Wall Street banks: It’s digital, and dipping its fingers into the gaming world to hijack developers and engineers, even from the massively popular Fortnite.
But when it comes to competing with Silicon Valley, the banks are reportedly having an easy enough time of find the right people to help them realize their new development goals in an uber-digital world.
Today, digital developers are the new...
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MS-Sen: Sen. Hyde-Smith ‘joke’ about voter suppression brings more scrutiny
Another video has forced Mississippi GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith to answer some uncomfortable questions, just days after she was criticized for using a figure of…