Turn That Down!

Turn That Down!

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Eyes turn to Hillary Clinton, not Trump in the Russiagate scandal

Eyes turn to Hillary Clinton, not Trump in the Russiagate scandal

So there you have it. Russiagate, the collective delusion that Donald Trump was secretly a Russian agent aided and abetted by the Kremlin, the topic of uncountable inches of Washington Post and New York Times copy and the entire prime-time lineup of MSNBC, was a dirty trick by the Hillary Clinton campaign. Not just part … Read more

This Is What a Stock-Market Earnings Slowdown Looks Like. Things Could Take a Turn for the Worse.

This Is What a Stock-Market Earnings Slowdown Looks Like. Things Could Take a Turn for the Worse.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Company beats profit and sales estimates, stock falls. That’s become all too typical for many stocks in January as companies report fourth-quarter results—and it doesn’t look set to change this earnings season. Don’t worry. All is not lost for stocks in 2022. S&P 500 rose 0.8% this … Read more

The Supreme Court’s Right Turn Goes Way Beyond Guns and Abortion

The Supreme Court’s Right Turn Goes Way Beyond Guns and Abortion

When former President Donald Trump’s third nominee for the Supreme Court was confirmed in 2020, it cemented the most conservative majority on the court since the 1930s, it wasn’t clear which conservative goals the judges would tackle first. Culture war issues such as abortion, gun rights, affirmative action and religious freedom were obvious possibilities, but … Read more