The Federal Reserve Board is tasked with two objectives: (1) keep inflation at or below 2% annual growth, and (2) try to achieve full employment. Christopher Leonard, author of “The Lords of Easy Money” and “Kochland” writes, If You Must Point Fingers on Inflation, Here’s Where to Point Them (excerpt): As the midterm elections draw … Read more
The second day of the January 6 Committee hearings clearly established, from Trump campaign officials to Republican campaign lawyers to DOJ attorneys – Republicans all – that there there was no fraud in the 2020 election and that they all told Donald Trump this. He knew that he lost. He knew that his claims of … Read more
The Arizona Republic reports, Jan. 6 committee hearing into Capitol riot shows numerous ties to Arizona in effort to overturn election: The select committee investigating the riot at the U.S. Capitol started laying out its evidence Thursday night that former President Donald Trump helped lead a coordinated effort to sidestep his election loss that culminated … Read more
The Jan6 Committee laid out the basic facts yesterday: Donald Trump knew he lost the 2020 election; Donald Trump planned multiple ways to overturn the result of that election by fraud and violence; Jan6 was the last-ditch attempt by Trump and his violent allies to overthrow the result of the election by force; Jan6 was … Read more
Update to Justice Alito Steps Into ‘Pennsyltucky’ GQP Senate Primary Recount: “The Supreme Court on Tuesday put a hold on a lower court ruling that said election officials in Pennsylvania must count mail-in ballots from voters who failed to fill in the date on their ballot envelopes.” This “emergency appeal” is on the court’s “shadow docket.” … Read more