Gold Outlook Report 2023

Like so many intellectuals, Hilary Putnam is a good philosopher but a poor judge of good economics. In this week’s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon dissects Putnam’s confusion between facts and values.

Dry Van Spot Rates Highest Since 2022 As Spring Tightens Capacity Submitted by FreightWaves, The freight market momentum is building at a rapid clip. National dry van spot rates — tracked via the SONAR National Truckload Index, the 7-day moving average of booked rates including fuel — have broken out to a new cycle high of $2.89 per mile. This represents the strongest level since 2022 and confirms the market’s shift toward carriers is gaining real traction. Even more telling: rates jumped $0.12 per mile in the past week alone. That’s a sharp...

Israeli attacks killed at least five Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, according to reports from the Strip, as the IDF continues launching strikes across the Palestinian territory despite the US-backed ceasefire deal signed in October 2025. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, three Palestinians were killed by an Israeli airstrike on a gathering of […]