Suze Orman and Ramit Sethi Getty Images If you’re worried about inflation right now, you’re not alone. “The rate of US inflation climbed again in January to 7.5% and stayed at a 40-year high, suggesting the upward pressure on consumer prices is unlikely to relent much in the near future,” writes MarketWatch’s Jeffrey Bartash on … Read more
Following the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol, academics and journalists have taken the possibility of future political violence in America increasingly seriously. In her new book, How Civil Wars Start: And How To Stop Them, Barbara F. Walter writes, “We’re closer to Civil War than any of us would like to believe.” It’s … Read more
According to Google Trends, the hottest topic this week is “orthohantavirus” because parasitic websites claim it is the next pandemic on the horizon. Take it from me: it isn’t. This baseless claim circulating online highlights the need to get health information from reliable sources – and that you shouldn’t believe everything you read on social … Read more
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly poll. Survey (s) of the week Earlier this week, President Trump said he was considering taking steps Rollback restrictions that companies and state governments have set up to curb the corona virus. Trump referred to the economic impact of measures such as social distancing Easter Sunday as the date on … Read more