US & World
The Dollar Can Be Strong Abroad and Weak at Home
Here’s the paradox that should make us stop and think: the dollar is the most powerful currency on Earth, and it’s quietly eating your paycheck
The Dollar Didn’t Lose 30% of Its Buying Power. The Truth Is Still Bad.
You’ve seen the charts, felt the checkout line rage and have probably seen the viral memes screaming that the U.S. dollar has lost 30% of
China is Not Backing Down in the Space Race
Let’s get one thing straight right out of the gate: the space race everyone’s been talking about, the one where America plants a flag, China
How This Job Market & Economy is Worse Than 2008
Everyone keeps saying the economy is fine. Unemployment is around 4%. GDP grew. The stock market is up. So why does it feel like some
Campaign Donations Prove The U.S is an Oligarchy
Most Americans feel like the system is rigged. Poll after poll, cycle after cycle the same gut instinct that the people writing the checks are
Missing Scientists & Time Travel: Nobody Knows What Is Going On
2023-12-22. That’s the date. The post contained just two words, typed from a ghost account on X (formerly Twitter) with a Pepe the Frog avatar:
Home Sellers Outnumber Buyers by a Record Gap
The Housing Market Has Flipped—And It’s Historic If you’ve been watching the housing market recently, you’ve probably noticed something feels off. Homes are sitting on
What The $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Buys — And What it Cuts
$1.5 trillion. That’s the number the White House dropped on Congress last Friday. Not billion. Trillion. The largest defense budget request in the history of
New Grads Can’t Find Work in Major Cities
New York City lost nearly 30,000 entry-level jobs between 2022 and 2024. That’s a 37% decline in available positions for young workers in the city
How Much This Iran War is Already Costing Us
$5.6 billion in munitions. In two days. That’s how the U.S. conflict with Iran started on February 28, 2026. Not with a slow buildup. Not