By Bill Wilson Vice President J.D. Vance’s recent speech in Ohio has precipitated snide insults and the expected attacks from the usual suspects. Looking for any flaw or the most remote string to pull possible, these clinging zealots of the debunked “free trade” chorus reacted by called […]

By Robert Romano The national debt just surpassed $40 trillion for the first time. Bank of America recently projected it will hit $50 trillion by 2029 . Anyone who has read these columns over the years will find this to be of little surprise. Beginning in 2019, I started keeping a tally for when the debt would hit $100 trillion , based on the nominal growth of the debt versus the nominal growth of […]

By Robert Romano “This is like maybe super heterodox… I am not sure that I think the reserve currency is actually good for the United States of America. I think there is a good argument that reserve currency status is akin to coal and Appalachia. It’s a […]

By Robert Romano Consumer prices slowed again in July, growing 3.4 percent the past twelve months, or 0.1 percent for the month, after the U.S. and Iran resumed hostilities last month and then paused again for more diplomatic negotiations before President Donald Trump declared on August 12 the U.S. has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf […]

By Manzanita Miller U.S. manufacturing is entering a strong recovery thanks to President Donald Trump’s two-pronged approach to using tariffs and tax incentives to stimulate economic growth, with a key manufacturing survey revealing that manufacturing industry employment expanded in July for the first time in 33 months. […]

By Robert Romano Don’t look now, but the employment level in the household survey has dropped six out of the past seven months by more than 1.8 million — as the unemployment rate sank again to 4.1 percent in July, down from 4.5 percent in November 2025, according to the latest data […]

By Manzanita Miller The party that purports to be the champion of human rights will stop at nothing to oppose the Trump administration, with over 90 percent of Democrats, liberals, and Kamala Harris voters rejecting President Trump’s crackdown on countries using forced slave labor. On July 23, […]

By Manzanita Miller The American-made manufacturing boom the U.S. is experiencing under President Donald Trump is a result of two key Trump policies: tariffs and tax cuts. President Trump’s slate of tariffs on foreign products, including now those targeting countries that use forced labor , are encouraging companies to manufacture a variety of products in the […]

By Manzanita Miller A new survey of registered voters finds that despite a close race on the generic congressional ballot, voters overwhelmingly support the American values of free enterprise, protection for religious freedom, and free speech, values that align closely with conservative priorities. The survey , conducted July […]

By Robert Romano Consumer prices fell in June 0.4 percent, following a renewed, short-lived ceasefire in the Iran war, with 12-month inflation dropping from 4.2 percent to 3.5 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics . That’s good news, with average weekly earnings for private sector workers back up to 3.8 percent the past twelve months. […]