On the campaign trail, it seemed that no blue-collar industry went unnoticed by Donald Trump, promising relief for every factory, plant, mine, or mill from Alaska to Florida. One segment of rural America that received little attention from either parties, however, were the 3 million farmers who toil each day to bring us our three … Continue reading “The Farm Report”

The strange bacteria Geobacter metallireducens, as its name might suggest, has a unique quality where it can latch on to metal and convert the inorganic material to the food it requires to survive. Geobacter is particularly fond of uranium, capable of consuming the metal to the point where its body has 300 times the concentration … Continue reading “The Nuclear Industry’s Fallout”

Healthcare reform certainly hit a brick wall in March. Congress failing to pass the bill was a major disappointment for most of the country, and even the stock market took a hit as a result. Despite the setback, it might prove to be for the best in the long run, as negotiations over the most … Continue reading “Healthcare Reform Isn’t Dead”

For some Americans, particularly those still facing economic challenges wrought by the successive presidential administrations of Barack Obama and George W. Bush, the national outlook under President Trump may be looking up, but in their home state, daunting struggles may remain. For those living outside the Western state of Utah, it may be helpful to … Continue reading “What Other States Can Learn From Utah”

While President Trump is putting many Americans back to work and striving to make sure the nation is safe from criminal illegal immigrants and terrorists, a “back of the stove” issue continues to slowly cook — the enormous national debt. The debt, which just a generation ago stood at roughly $5 trillion, is now nearly … Continue reading “How Trump Can Easily Cut the National Debt”

Universal Basic Income, or UBI. This is the next great idea from the Bernie Sanders crowd. They literally want the government to pay people for nothing at all. Before you dismiss the idea for its ridiculousness, understand that this is a serious point of debate for the left, and that seriousness makes it a genuine … Continue reading “Universal Basic Income: The Left’s Most Dangerous Idea”

A great Republican named Teddy Roosevelt once took a very public position on the coal industry by sweeping in to provide leverage for coal miners during a prolonged strike at the turn of the century. Political cartoons attacked Teddy (his glasses and mustache made him ripe for caricature) as a schoolmaster boxing the ears of … Continue reading “Coal’s Swan Song”

1500 years ago, the Chinese expanded a section of the Great Wall and unknowingly began to build near a section of hills that they later discovered had silver. Not only did the Chinese build a mine at the spot that allowed them to finance the construction, but the bricks made from the silver-rich mud still … Continue reading “To Build a Great Wall”

Stocks are slumping, and Trump critics are happy about it. In their obstructionism, they would rather see the country fail than Trump succeed. Despite the destructive attitude, things aren’t quite the way they might hope. While growth has plateaued, market values are still near record-level highs, and the slowed growth is still primed to explode … Continue reading “Why Stock Markets Are Slumping”

Last week, Trump’s plan to replace Obamacare was shot down. Not surprisingly, his opponents and the mainstream media have leaped at the opportunity to call it a failure and to claim that this is proof Donald Trump won’t always get his way. Of course, if he had succeeded, they would be calling it a massive … Continue reading “Ryancare Fails: Is this a Win for Trump?”

According to Goldman Sachs’ Chief Economist Jan Hatzius, there are three major political risks that could destabilize our fledgling economy right now. They are: Chances that the repeal and replacement of Obamacare will fail. Chances that the government will shut down due to failure by Congress to pass an acceptable spending bill. Chances that the … Continue reading “The Three Biggest Political Risks to the Economy”

Of all the corporate entities that funnel money into Congress to get their own way, the pharmaceutical industry must be the prettiest girl at the ball. No one seems to be able to tell her no, certainly not after she dumped two and a half billion dollars on Washington DC over the span of the … Continue reading “Will Chinese Drugs Prove A Bitter Pill?”

The Fed raised interest rates. We all saw it coming. Despite acting predictably, the nation’s central bank has still fallen under harsh scrutiny, and important questions are being asked. While the president and Congress consider overhauling the way the Fed operates, it’s high time we discussed the nature of the fed, why it’s there and … Continue reading “What’s in Store for the Future of the Fed?”

As the Trump administration pushes forward with its work to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, (ACA), his opponents continue to spout their message that he is destroying healthcare. This would be difficult if they were to report the same information that Trump is sharing, like the many testimonials of people who cannot access … Continue reading “The Hidden Reason Trump is Determined to Repeal Obamacare”

How can you get oil out from the ground when it lies beneath not just hundreds of feet of bedrock, but an entire ocean as well? During the Obama administration, it was a trick question: you didn’t, instead the previous administration focused on far less efficient energy in the fear of the great bogeyman: global … Continue reading “Reinventing Deep Water Drilling”

In 2016, it seemed impossible to go a full two weeks without a national outrage in the face of police brutality. Black Lives Matter was one of the most influential grassroots movements, and they regularly had the country’s full attention. So far, 2017 could not be any more starkly different. What happened? Did the police … Continue reading “Why Has Black Lives Matter Been So Quiet Lately”

Donald Trump may have gotten the best of MSNBC last week when one of the news network’s finance reporters received a copy of the President’s 2005 tax return in his mailbox. The reporter who received Trump’s tax return, David Cay Johnston, believes that the president himself sent the documents to him to serve as a … Continue reading “Trump Emerges the Winner in Trump Tax Evasion Case”