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Shamp: Arizona Gives $6B Yearly In Improper Medicaid Payments
By Zachery Schmidt Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Arizona is facing $6 billion in improper state Medicaid payments yearly, according to state Sen. Janae Shamp. Shamp, R-Surprise, gave a presentation to the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday about what she called fraud. “We cannot put our heads in the sand and […]
Fraud as Policy: The Incentives of the Modern Welfare State
By Patrick Frise Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes The scale of fraud uncovered in recent years has exposed how government transfer programs function, even as meaningful public or legislative reckoning remains largely absent. What began as a series of pandemic-related scandals has revealed something broader and more troubling: large-scale fraud is not an anomaly within […]
The Turbulent Month Of January
By Neland Nobel Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Markets don’t particularly care that we humans divide our time frames into monthly periods. They follow their own long and short-term cycles. But since humans will be reading this, we have to give some attention to the turbulent January that just ended. It was a decent, but […]
Lying Mamdani Invents Budget Emergency to Justify Massive Tax Hikes
By The Geller Report In Michael Bloomberg’s final year as mayor in 2013, New York City actually had a balanced budget. However, under the Marxist mayor Bill De Blasio, New York City’s budget deficit exploded. And continued under Mayor Eric Adams. Now the Communist Zohran Mamdani is in charge of New York City. And he want’s to do what every Communist does. Steal money from […]
Hard to Imagine an Economic Slowdown Until This Business Investment Boom Fizzles. Core Capital Goods Orders Show Why
By Wolf Richter nginx
Hard to Imagine an Economic Slowdown Until This Business Investment Boom Fizzles.
By Wolf Richter nginx
It’s Time to Re-awaken the Sleeping Giant
By Anne Marie DiCarlo Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes President Trump’s second term began with a bang, a high-speed projectile launch instead of the traditional slow-moving policy roll-outs of the past. During his years in exile, Trump studied his enemies and the game, and returned prepared to fight. The American people gave the President the […]
Tucson Can’t Win The Convention Center And Downtown Redevelopment Arms Race
By Craig J. Cantoni Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes A recent article in City Journal said that seven Texas cities and one county are building new convention centers or upgrading old ones. “Convention center” is a misnomer. Many are so grandiose that they should be called palaces. Ironically, cities complain about a lack of affordable […]
Precious Metals Roar
By Neland Nobel nginx
Wyoming Should Ditch Green Hydrogen Boondoggles
By Frank Lasee Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Editors’ Note: One of the things that struck us reading this article is how susceptible politicians have been to the siren call for “alternative energy”. Wyoming is one of the most Republican states in the union and is energy-rich, especially in coal. We are not against experiments […]
German Chancellor Admits Europe ‘Wasted Incredible Potential’ By Bureaucracy, Over-Regulation
By The Daily Caller German Chancellor Freidrich Merz told the World Economic Forum (WEF) that Germany and the European Union (EU) have “wasted incredible potential” during his speech Thursday. Merz, a member of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said the EU has wasted its potential for growth by curtailing freedom and responsibility. “Both Germany […]
WATCH LIVE: President Trump Addresses Davos
By The Geller Report He’s killing it. President Trump is addressing the World Economic Forum, the exclusive annual gathering of world leaders, policymakers and business figures in Davos, Switzerland. WATCH: President Trump Delivers a Special Address to the World Economic Forum CBS: The crowd of world leaders, business executives and others in Davos remained silent […]
German Climate Terrorists Accidentally Increase The Use Of Fossil Fuels
By Joanne Nova nginx
The Real Reason AI Fails
By A.I. Guys AI adoption is not a technology problem, it’s a people and process problem. In this episode of The AI Guys, we break down why so many AI initiatives stall, fail, or never make it past experimentation, even when the technology itself works perfectly. Lee Dickson and Rich Swier are joined by AI […]
Condo Prices Now Below 2005-2007 Housing Bubble Peaks in 8 Cities, including Oakland, Chicago, and 2 Cities in Florida
By Wolf Richter nginx
Condo Prices Now Below 2005-2007 Housing Bubble Peaks in 8 Cities
By Wolf Richter nginx
The 3 Assets That Will Save Your Business in 2026
By A.I. Guys AI knowledge transfer is quickly becoming the difference between companies that scale and companies that stall. As employees retire, transition roles, or leave organizations entirely, critical institutional knowledge often disappears with them. In this episode, we explore how AI knowledge transfer can help businesses retain, enhance, and operationalize what their teams know […]
Can Anyone Grab The Reins Of The Runaway Fiscal Wagon?
By Neland Nobel nginx
Minnesota Scams Show Why We Need State-Level DOGEs
By Kali Fontanilla nginx
How to Help Small Businesses, Hurt Mamdani All at Once
By The Daily Signal Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, wants affordability and equity through big-government intervention. His platform includes city-owned grocery stores, rent freezes, a $30 minimum wage, free buses, universal child care, and small-business reforms focused on improving compliance. Mamdani, a self-proclaimed socialist, has a threefold plan: “cut fines and fees for small businesses […]
As Goes January So Goes The Year?
By Neland Nobel nginx
Job Growth in the Private-Sector, Massive Job Losses at Federal & State Governments in H2 2025
By Wolf Richter nginx
Job Growth in the Private-Sector. Job Losses at Federal & State Governments.
By Wolf Richter nginx
Why Isn’t This the Biggest Scandal in America?
By Majority Report You may want to think twice, three times, or more before writing your next email. Most scandals explode across the news. This one arrived like a whisper. No headlines. No outrage. No breathless reporting. Just a small mid-page story in the Daily Mail revealing something that should have shaken the entire country. Google quietly […]
Anti-nuclear Advocates Raking In $9.3 Million Per Day
By Ken Braun nginx
Why The Boulder Climate Case Is So Dangerous And SCOTUS Must Step In
By Editors of CFACT nginx
TRADE SHOCK: Trump Slashes U.S. Deficit in Half — Lowest in 15 Years
By The Geller Report While Democrats and their media lapdogs wail about “affordability” and chant that the sky is falling, the numbers keep humiliating the experts. Under President Trump, the U.S. trade deficit has been cut in half—plunging to roughly $29.4 billion, the lowest level in nearly two decades. Even CNBC sounded stunned, admitting on […]
Trump Admin Withdrawing From ‘Anti-American’ Global Climate Change Regimes
By The Daily Caller The White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. is exiting 66 international organizations and treaties, including a landmark climate change entity joined in 1992. The Trump administration found that the listed international organizations, conventions and treaties did not serve America’s interests. Notable exits pertaining to global efforts to combat climate change include two […]
Hilton Gives the Boot to Hotel That Refused to Accommodate Immigration Officials
By The Daily Signal Hilton has removed a Minnesota hotel from its “system” after refusing to accommodate federal immigration enforcement agents. The Hampton Inn by Hilton Lakeville Minneapolis made national headlines on Monday after the Department of Homeland Security reported that a Hilton hotel in Minneapolis refused to accommodate immigration enforcement officials. Hampton Inn operates as one of […]
How to Build AI Agents That Actually Work
By A.I. Guys Building an AI agent is easy. Deploying one that actually works inside a real business is not. In this episode of the AI Guys Podcast, Lee Dickson and Rich Swier walk through a practical, end-to-end framework for building AI agents that deliver real value. The conversation breaks down what most teams get […]