Commentary: DeSantis, Inc. Underestimates Donald Trump

Commentary: DeSantis, Inc. Underestimates Donald Trump

by Matthew Boose   The 2024 Republican presidential primary has hardly begun, but a consensus has already formed in conservative media that Donald Trump is toxic and unelectable. This narrative, commonplace but seldom challenged, is being pushed aggressively by...
U.S. Notches Record Trade Deficit in 2022

U.S. Notches Record Trade Deficit in 2022

by Trevor Schakohl   The U.S. trade deficit increased to its highest recorded level in 2022, thanks in part to a surging trade deficit with China. The U.S. registered a roughly $948.1 billion goods and services deficit for the year, including a $382.9 billion...
Fake Meat Industry Implodes After Years of Hype

Fake Meat Industry Implodes After Years of Hype

by Laurel Duggan   The meat substitute market is collapsing after its meteoric rise, with key players in the industry facing massive layoffs and plummeting sales. Fake meat products like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, which advertise themselves as healthy and...
US Tech Giants Funding China’s Race to Supremacy in AI

US Tech Giants Funding China’s Race to Supremacy in AI

by John Mac Ghlionn   A recently leaked memo from Gen. Mike Minihan, the head of the U.S. Air Mobility Command (AMC), suggested that, within the next two years, the U.S. would be at war with China over Taiwan. “I hope I am wrong,” wrote the four-star...