DOES SPANKING VIOLATE THE NON-AGGRESSION PRINCIPLE?

The Vatican on Thursday released a video of Pope Leo XIV praying for world leaders to seek peace and disarmament as the US-Israeli war against Iran continues to escalate and spread across the region. “Today we lift up our prayer for peace in the world, asking that nations renounce weapons and choose the path of […]

The 'Blame Game' In Private Credit Begins Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance This morning I warned (again) this wasn’t a normal market in private credit. It was a liquidity event. And today it’s becoming something else too. According to the Financial Times, the SEC is now questioning whether Egan-Jones, a small but deeply embedded credit rating agency in private credit, can “consistently produce credit ratings with integrity.” That’s not a routine inquiry. That’s the regulator openly wondering whether one of the key cogs in the machine was ever doing its job properly in the first place....

One Battle After Another By Michael Every of Rabobank One Battle After Another US and Iranian negotiators meet in Geneva today to hear Tehran’s final offer but reports of what they have to say suggests we should prepare for the worst even if Iran sees a “good outlook” for today’s talks. The Kan news agency claims it will only agree to lower uranium enrichment from 60% to 3.67% for seven years, won’t hand over previously enriched material, dismantle the ballistic missile program President Trump just stated can already hit Europe and will...