By Robert Romano “These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on [Jimmy] Kimmel or you know there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead… I think what you said there [calling for Kimmel to apologize] strikes me as … a […]

By Robert Romano China has a quiet ally in its quest for global domination: Europe. China is Europe’s third-largest trading partner . Chinese direct investment in Europe nearly doubled between 2023 and 2024. And 29 European countries have signed agreements with China as part of the latter’s Belt and Road Initiative to expand Chinese influence […]

By Robert Romano The American people are legitimately shocked by the assassination of Charlie Kirk in front of his wife and children on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah with near universal condemnation of the killing and support for the family and friends. Emphasis […]

By Robert Romano Border encounters on the southwest border between the U.S. and Mexico have slowed to all but a trickle since President Donald Trump re-assumed office on Jan. 20 upon calling a national emergency, deploying the U.S. military to the border and reviving the Remain in Mexico policy. Now, after this historic […]

By Robert Romano “Hey, fascist” said one of the engraved bullets that tells you almost everything you need to know about why Charlie Kirk is dead. Another said “bella ciao” after an Italian anti-fascist song thought to have been sung during the liberation of Italy in World […]

By Robert Romano “[W]hen people stop talking, really bad stuff starts. When marriages stop talking, divorce happens. When civilizations stop talking, civil war ensues. When you stop having a human connection with someone you disagree with, it becomes a lot easier to want to commit violence against […]

By Robert Romano The U.S. economy was in much worse shape than previously thought during the 2024 election between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris, revised labor markets data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, with a downward revision of almost 1 million from jobs from the establishment survey of employers as jobs figures published to the American people […]

By Robert Romano About half of Americans who voted in 2024 support President Donald Trump’s temporary deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. to combat crime in the nation’s capital, with 49.7 percent approving, 45.4 percent disapproving and 4.8 percent uncertain, according to a recent poll by Emerson College taken Aug. 25 to Aug. 26 . The wave of support […]

By Robert Romano “[S]uccessive interventions by the Fed during and after the financial crisis created what amounted to a de facto backstop for asset owners. This led to a harmful cycle whereby asset owners came to control an ever-larger portion of national wealth. And within the class […]

By Robert Romano The unemployment level reached 7.38 million in August, 1.6 million above its January 2023 low and its highest point since October 2021, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, continuing a steady uptrend for more almost three years. The unemployment rate rose to 4.3 […]

By Robert Romano Recently, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was touting that the U.S. is expected to haul in some $500 billion of additional tariff revenue a year or more , stating, “I think we could be on our way well over half a trillion, maybe towards a trillion-dollar number. This administration, your administration, has made a meaningful dent in the budget deficit.” All thanks to […]

By Robert Romano   For over two centuries, America’s railroads have been an engine for economic growth and commerce, moving grain from the heartland, granite from the New England states, cars from Detroit and energy from the oil fields and coal mines to every corner of the […]

By Robert Romano Among persons who voted in 2024, Republicans have pulled ahead of Democrats in the generic Congressional ballot, according to the latest poll from Emerson College taken Aug. 25 to Aug. 26 , 46.4 percent to 44.9 percent with 8.6 percent undecided. That is a point of improvement for Republicans and a point backward for Democrats compared to the […]

By Robert Romano “The federal surge has had a significant increase on crime in Washington DC. and we greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance … what MPD has been able to do… in this city.” That was Washington, D.C. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser on Aug. 28 praising, of all things, President Donald Trump’s activation […]

By Robert Romano President Donald Trump raised many eyebrows with his recent deal with Intel to accept on behalf of the U.S. a 10 percent equity stake in Intel, the publicly traded chip maker worth $108 billion. According to an Aug. 22 statement by Intel , the investment was worth about $8.9 billion and was […]