The $20-an-Hour Reality: What Happened to the College Degree Premium? Remember when getting a college degree was basically a golden ticket to the middle class? Yeah, about that. Here’s a stat that should make every parent with a 529 plan break out in a cold sweat: 21 million college graduates in America are making less than $20 an hour. Let...
August 25, 2026
The Auditor in the Room: How a Small Ohio Accounting Firm Became the Gatekeeper of Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal
The Auditor in the Room: How a Small Ohio Accounting Firm Became the Gatekeeper of Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal Things have gotten bad when even the auditors need auditing. In what’s shaping up to be one of the most spectacular government fraud scandals in American history—potentially $9 billion in stolen taxpayer money—a tiny accounting firm operating out of a Columbus,...
When Your Health Minister Drops a Marriage Bomb: The Wes Streeting Cousin Controversy
When Your Health Minister Drops a Marriage Bomb: The Wes Streeting Cousin Controversy So here’s a question you probably weren’t expecting to debate over your morning coffee: Should first cousins be allowed to marry? Yeah, I know. It’s not exactly your typical political hot potato. But UK Health Minister Wes Streeting just lobbed this grenade into the public conversation, and...
Virginia’s Bold Bet: Why Lawmakers Just Scrapped Minimum Sentences
Virginia just did something that would’ve been unthinkable a decade ago. The state legislature passed a bill eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for most crimes, and Governor Glenn Youngkin – a Republican, mind you – signed it into law. In a political climate where “tough on crime” still wins elections in most places, what’s driving this dramatic shift? The answer is...
Trump’s Geoengineering Ban Meets Uncomfortable Reality: Why the Spraying May Not Stop
The executive order made headlines. The whispers from inside government tell a different story. President Trump’s recent executive order banning climate geoengineering operations sounded decisive. Clear. Final. The kind of thing that should end a debate—or at least pause the cloud-seeding machines for a minute. Except there’s a problem. Multiple whistleblowers are now coming forward suggesting that solar radiation management...
When Did Progressivism Lose the Plot on America?
An examination of how identity coalition politics may have drifted from liberal principles to illiberal alliances The past year has exposed a paradox at the heart of American progressive politics: a coalition that claims to champion liberal values increasingly finds itself aligned with movements and regimes that embody the opposite. From campus protests glorifying Hamas to reflexive support for authoritarian...
The Food Pyramid Fallacy: Why We’re Still Arguing About What’s Obvious
The Food Pyramid Fallacy: Why We’re Still Arguing About What’s Obvious When did eating real food become controversial? Here’s something that should be simple: meat and vegetables are healthy. Ultra-processed foods aren’t. Your grandmother knew this. Every traditional culture on Earth knew this. Yet in 2026, we’re still having heated debates about whether Fruit Loops belong in a balanced diet....
When Your Representatives Hold the Purse Strings: Should Government Officials Be Fiduciaries?
You trust your financial advisor with your retirement savings. You expect your lawyer to put your interests first. You assume your doctor will recommend treatments based on your health, not their wallet. These professionals are held to something called a “fiduciary duty” — a legal obligation to act in your best interest, not their own. But what about the people...
How Did They Get Here? The Curious Case of America’s Unvetted Elected Officials
Every few months, it seems, we get another story that makes us do a double-take. A city councilor in Maine turns out to have an extensive criminal history. A congressman fabricated essentially his entire resume. A school board member lied about their credentials. And we’re left asking the same question: How did nobody check this? The latest example comes from...
Are Food Companies Designing Products to Fight Weight Loss Drugs?
Are Food Companies Designing Products to Fight Weight Loss Drugs? A new frontier in the battle between Big Food and Big Pharma raises uncomfortable questions about consumer choice There’s something darkly ironic happening in America’s kitchens right now. Just as millions of people are turning to medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to curb their appetites and lose weight, whispers are...