Wolf Richter at Wolf Street. Consumer credit – auto loans, student loans, and revolving credit such as credit card balances and personal loans, but not housing-related debt such as mortgages and HELOCs – grew 5.4%, or by $208 billion, in the second quarter compared to...
The Trump administration recently enacted sanctions against Venezuela, citing human rights abuses among its justifications. But if violations of human rights are a legitimate concern for the administration, then pursuing economic sanctions is bad policy. Research...
Despite facing another year in prison, and compounding fines Chelsea Manning refuses to comply with the demands of the justice department. Good for her!! Her refusal to blink in the face of persecution is nothing short of heroic!!
Patrick Eddington at Just Security writes that Senators are trying to get the border security zone reduced from 100 miles to 25 miles. The Border Zone Reasonableness Restoration Act of 2019 (S. 2180, offered by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and H.R. 3853, offered by...
