By the early 400s, the Roman Empire was coming apart at the seams and in desperate need of strong, competent leadership. In theory, Honorius should have been the right man for the job.

Born into the royal household in Constantinople, Honorius had been groomed to rule, practically since birth,[...]

In 1983, the tiny Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis were among the last colonies to finally gain independence from Great Britain’s dissolving empire.

The two islands joined to become one country. And with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants, its microscopic economy was almost entirely dependent on sugar production...[...]

Social Security’s annual trust fund report was released yesterday… and, no surprise, the report states very clearly that trust fund balances “are projected to become depleted during 2033.”

Allow me to repeat that: Social Security’s most important trust fund will run out of money in nine years.

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“Today, it’s Climate Day,” said President Biden in a speech on January 27, 2021, “which means that today is Jobs Day.”

“Dealing with [climate change] and increasing our economic growth and prosperity, are one and the same. When I think of Climate Change, I think of[...]

Retired Canadian Army corporal Christine Gauthier lost the use of her legs in a 1989 military training accident.

But that never kept her down; she competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics in canoeing, and regularly competes in other similar events.

Gauthier lives in Canada, which has[...]

In June 2022, when inflation was raging at over 9% in the US, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell admitted to a reporter, “we now understand better how little we understand about inflation.”

“Uh, that’s not very reassuring,” the reporter chuckled.

Talk about an understatement. The Fed Chairman has the[...]