Why Was Calvin Coolidge the Best President Ever?
Silent Cal doesn’t get much credit for being a great president, but he was surely one of the best, if not THE best. Why? Amity Shlaes, author of the book Coolidge, explains why.
Silent Cal doesn’t get much credit for being a great president, but he was surely one of the best, if not THE best. Why? Amity Shlaes, author of the book Coolidge, explains why.
By Connor D. Wolf White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz denounced a plan Friday to let Puerto Rico set a minimum wage for younger works below federal standards. Puerto Rico faces profound fiscal problems over its growing $70 billion in debt. Congressional lawmakers introduced a measure Wednesday aimed at getting the region out of financial…
By Eric Lieberman Pharmaceutical companies are making billions off of opioids that are supposed to be “snort-proof.” These new drugs, called abuse-deterrent formulations (ADFs), are designed to be harder to crush and dissolve so that they cannot be injected or snorted as easily. The pills, naturally, can still be swallowed and thus abused. “If we’ve…
During a CNBC interview in which Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin updated the nation on the U.S. trade talks with China, the former hedge fund manager used some of his time to attack Amazon. “There’s no question they’ve limited competition,” he said. “If you look at Amazon, although there are certain benefits to it, it destroyed the retail…
By Eric Lieberman Facebook and Google, two of the largest technology companies in the world, have established a foothold on the advertising industry thanks to the rise of digital media. The two conglomerates were in possession of almost two-thirds of the $60 billion online advertising market just last year, according to the New York Times. Newspapers are partially dependent on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Three airport security programs will see an axing of their budget under President Donald Trump’s budget proposal, reports the Hill. The proposal, whose blueprint was publically released on Thursday, “eliminates and reduces unauthorized and underperforming programs administered by [the Transportation Security Administration] TSA in order to strengthen screening at airport security checkpoints,” the Hill…
By Juliegrace Brufke Puerto Rico defaulted on most of its $422 million debt payment Monday, but will continue its negotiations in an attempt to try and work out a deal. The Government Development Bank (GDB) reached an agreement with several of its creditors just prior to its announcement it wouldn’t pay the majority of what it owes, according…
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