The Case Against Overhead Presses

Chicago Approves 19% Hotel Tax To Fund Tourism Push The Chicago City Council has approved a plan to boost tourism marketing by raising hotel taxes. Under Ordinance 2026-0022544, the total tax rate on hotel rooms will increase from 17.5% to 19% in downtown and nearby areas, according to Fox News. The higher rate will apply to hotels with more than 100 rooms that choose to participate. The report says that alongside the tax increase, the council created a Tourism Improvement District (TID) to fund Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism marketing organization. Revenue...

Trump Admin Strikes Deal With Energy Firm To Nix Offshore Wind Plans Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times, A global energy corporation based in France has ceded leases off North Carolina and New York where it planned to spend nearly $1 billion to build offshore wind turbines back to the U.S. Department of Interior and will instead redirect that investment into natural gas projects in Texas. The “landmark agreement” was jointly announced by the department and TotalEnergies in Washington on March 23, and confirmed by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and...

The US has issued several hardline demands for Iran and is offering minimal incentives for Tehran to agree to a deal. President Donald Trump is threatening to attack Iran if Tehran does not sign an agreement that rolls back its nuclear program.  According to the Wall Street Journal, the US is demanding that Iran dismantle […]