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Last week Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spent two days on Capitol Hill, fielding countless questions from members of Congress about monetary policy. Nowhere in that exercise in happy-talk and obfuscation did anyone mention the possibility of a banking collapse that in less than one week would delegitimize the entire exercise. There are some calamities that arise without warning, like tsunamis or World War I, but the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and the government’s over-the-top reaction to it, should have been as predictable as February snow in Buffalo. While many are arguing that the collapse of SVB is...

A Fresno, California waffle restaurant dared to open its doors for business this weekend to the delight of a long line of customers, who waited up to two hours for the “privilege” of willingly spending their money in a business happy to serve them breakfast on Mother’s Day. This freedom of voluntary transaction is the core of what we used to call our free society. But in an America paralyzed by fear – ramped up by a mainstream media that churns out propaganda at a level unparalleled in history – no one is allowed to enjoy themselves. Thankfully everyone carries...

A North Carolina man is outraged after he said somebody stole a Donald Trump sign from his front yard. WJZY reported that Victor Enriquez claims it happened sometime Tuesday night in his Gastonia neighborhood. “We need to respect democracy. And respect what I feel. Not everybody feels how I feel,” Enriquez said, according to WJZY. The 78-year-old said the Trump campaign gave him the sign as a “thank you” after he donated $80 to the presidential candidate. Enriquez, an immigrant from Paraguay, said the Republican front-runner is the best choice for presidential candidate. He said he plans on buying an...

The Ides of March was the Roman term for the 15th day of the month. This year it falls on Tuesday, which is the date of the Republican presidential primary elections in five states. It was on the Ides of March, of course, that Julius Caesar was famously stabbed in the back. Ted Cruz is trying a new twist on that these.

"Wage rates ideally would be established by the demands of the labor market instead of being set by the government" he said. "The minimum wage stifles job creation and disproportionately impacts lower skilled workers seeking entry-level jobs," Bevin wrote in his executive order.

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