"This was not health care. It was a billion-dollar fraud machine..."

A civilization survives only when there remain spheres of life politics cannot wholly absorb. Once politics becomes everything, civilization itself begins to disappear...

"The about-face by Takaichi, who had been ruling out an extra budget all along, is making markets jittery and triggering a JGB selloff across the curve"

NYT reveals far-reaching efforts...

... the Justice Department is hunting the architects of the Russia hoax, and they’re leaving no stone unturned...

"I'm going to ask the Attorney General of the United States, and the DOJ, to bring an immediate investigation into this situation."

"At some point, this cyclical category will recover, but our expectations..." 

Analysts said the deal, which could create the largest regulated electric utility in the world, marks a shift back toward an integrated utility model.

At least 19 oil- and liquefied petroleum gas-carrying ships without Iranian links have both entered and exited Hormuz since March 1.

Does your American dream feel like it’s being put through a hydraulic press?

There was no immediate indication as to why Sheinbaum's administration singled out Royal Caribbean, or whether the scrutiny was connected in any way... 

...bend over and keep smiling!

"So you want French fries today, right?"

What happens when optimization is itself the point of failure?

"We have a pretty large deficit that is running 14 million to 15 million barrels a day short..."