President George H.W. Bush (right) fishing on the Kennebunk River in Maine, Aug. 27, 1990. AP Photo/Doug Mills By Matthew Kahn | December 3, 2018 Former President George H.W. Bush, who died on Nov. 30, was admirable for many reasons, from his skillful leadership through the end of the Cold War to his personal warmth… Read More »
Presidents Xi and Trump don’t always see eye to eye. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais By Jeffrey Kucik | December 3, 2018 Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have agreed to a ceasefire in their increasingly painful trade war, yet their governments’ differing depictions of the deal show just how far apart they really are. While… Read More »
By Markus Schmidt-Karaca / Shutterstock By Anand Menon, and Matthew Bevington | November 28, 2018 Economic perceptions matter. Polling expert John Curtice has shown that expectations of economic impact shape preferences around Brexit. As many as 96% of Remain voters think the UK will be worse off after Brexit, and would consequently vote Remain if… Read More »
Trump had a full hand, but he may have squandered it. Happy Author/shutterstock.com By James Lake | November 29, 2018 As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 summit on Nov. 30, the stakes could hardly be higher. The two countries are in the middle of… Read More »
Perhaps one day Humboldt pot will be as famous as Bordeaux wine. AP Photo/Richard Vogel By Ryan Stoa | November 14, 2017 You’ve heard of Big Pharma and Big Tobacco. How about Big Marijuana? The drug’s growing legalization is raising concerns among small-scale marijuana farmers and retailers that the corporatization of weed may be right… Read More »
(NewsUSA) | November 13, 2018 DigiTrax Entertainment, a pioneer in the music technology industry, brings its artificial intelligence (AI) expertise to the popular hip-hop segment. With the introduction of KR38R Beats, a unique AI product specifically geared to the hip-hop artist, DigiTrax recognizes the importance of hip-hop music and how it is a great fit for… Read More »
By Laurie Parsons | November 8, 2018 Modern slavery is a prominent term of late. Thus far, efforts to deal with it have tended to focus on criminality and the explicit imprisonment of people involved. Yet tackling modern slavery in a meaningful sense isn’t merely a question of identifying culprits and freeing victims. To… Read More »
House Democrats will finally have a say in economic policy. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Steven Pressman| November 7, 2018 Perhaps the biggest surprise in the midterm elections was that, unlike 2016, there wasn’t one. Polls and pundits expected Democrats would take control of the House and Republicans would keep the Senate, and that’s exactly what… Read More »
By Jonathan Meer | November 2, 2018 You’ve almost certainly opened an envelope containing a solicitation from a nonprofit and discovered a set of mailing labels with your name and address on them. Or a few bookmarks with the group’s branding. Or, just as likely, the offer of a mug, a tote bag or some… Read More »
By Kevin Judge | October 25, 2018 President Trump has publicly expressed the concern that the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates too much, too fast and that will harm the economy. He is not the first President to “jawbone” the Fed, but he is surely the first to accuse the Chairman of enjoying raising… Read More »