Doug Casey On The New American Dream: "You'll Own Nothing and Be Happy" Via InternationalMan.com, International Man: According to a recent study by Investopedia, the classic middle-class American Dream now costs over $3.4 million. That’s the estimated lifetime cost of marriage, two children, cars, homes, healthcare, education, and retirement. It’s now entirely out of reach for many Americans. What do you make of this? How did this happen? Doug Casey: The fact is, despite the...
His work triumphed at the Oscars, but the Booker-shortlisted author isn’t interested in acclaim. He talks to the Guardian about race, taking on Mark Twain and why there’s nothing worse than preaching to the choirIt’s 10am on the morning of the Oscars, and Percival Everett is nowhere to be seen. We’re supposed to be meeting at his neighbourhood coffee shop in leafy South Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles, before he makes his way across the city for the ceremony, which begins its long march...
The security, affordability, and dominance of America’s energy output has never been more important.
After years of intense deliberation, this bipartisan effort marks a crucial step toward enacting substantial federal privacy laws.
Perhaps Americans already have enough dog shampoo and fancy nut butter. That, at least, is one interpretation of a new poll, which finds lackluster interest in Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand.
A rash of safety concerns at carriers like Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, compounded by manufacturing problems at Boeing, have left travelers fearful.
Americans are down on the economy and believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Yet the metrics of economic health are good, and our friends and rivals in Europe and Asia face more troubling prospects.
After a long, difficult winter of unpredictable weather, enjoy these few signs of better weather as the animals settle into spring.
Chief Career Happiness Officer at The Bauke Group Julie Bauke joins Ramblin Ray and Jane Clauss on the Steve Cochran Show to discuss what it means to be happy at work, how being an eternal seeker can contribute to career satisfaction, and why many members of Generation Z are choosing vocational school over traditional college.
In my previous column, I made a mistake about the date of last year’s Transgender Day of Visibility. I’m sorry about that; factual accuracy is important. The Washington Times issued a correction, and onward we sail.
Happy Tax Day 2024 when, as usual, talk turns to taxes. Are taxes too high, too low, or just Goldilocks (and spending too high, too high, or just too high)? Are rates too high and the base too narrow, or are we taxing too broad a swath at lower rates. Is the tax system fair?
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece by Sen. Mitt Romney regarding the demise of the No Labels political party initiative tells us as much about Romney, and why he failed to ever become a national leader, as it does about the failure of the No Labels effort. No Labels defined its mission “to support centrism and bipartisanship.” Romney defines this effort as seeking out the “sensible middle voices” in American politics. My view is that No Labels failed because of its very incorrect assumption...