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Commentary The 15-minute city (FMC)—a neat idea, a new way to control the populace, a trendy blip in the public planning industry, a long-term insidious scheme—all, some, or none of these? If you have questions about the concept, here is what you are already being called. As with the gas stove “debate,” any questioning of the […]

By Lane Gillespie From Bankrate Nearly two in three U.S. adults have traveled or plan to travel for leisure this year, according to a new Bankrate survey. Of the 32 percent of U.S. adults who already have traveled for either leisure or business this year, something went wrong for many of them: 77 percent have

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has asked officials to review Bud Light owner Anheuser-Busch, alleging that the company’s controversial actions, which led to a nationwide boycott, have resulted in potential losses to the state pension fund. In a July 20 letter (pdf), written to the head of Florida’s State Board of Administration (SBA), Mr. DeSantis

Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer of Donald Trump’s for over a decade, is settling a lawsuit he brought against the Trump Organization in 2019. Jurors were already sworn in and the trial was set to begin Monday, but lawyers for both parties agreed in court on Friday to a settlement. In a statement on Friday,

Commentary If it turns out to be true that China’s missing foreign minister is under “discipline inspection” by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) own internal party police, he will likely disappear into the little-known secret detention system known (to a few) as Liuzhi. These strange disappearances, often lasting several months, up to half a year,

Falun Gong practitioners have endured 24 years of persecution. In 1998, an official survey by the Chinese communist regime estimated that 70 million to 100 million people were practicing Falun Gong in China. A new report details the current state of the persecution in China. Here to speak with us about what this looks like

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says it will hold a meeting Tuesday to recommend the terms of a tentative agreement to its membership. The development may end the labour dispute between the union and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association, which shut down the province’s port facilities for 13 days earlier this month.

Health Viewpoints For years, anyone who said weather modification was being used was labeled a tinfoil hat-wearing conspiracy theorist. It turns out it was true all along, and with this White House “block the sunlight” report just released, mainstream naysayers are suddenly admitting it. STORY AT-A-GLANCE U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently interviewed

By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service In theory, art and mirrors should be displayed in relationship to the furniture or object below it. Most people hang artwork and mirrors too high for what tends to work best in creating an aesthetically pleasing look for the eye. In many cases, hanging them so the center

All financial eyes will be on next week’s policy meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The futures market is penciling in a quarter-point increase to the benchmark federal funds rate. But while all the focus among economists, investors, and market analysts is on interest rates, what about the Federal Reserve’s massive balance sheet?