The Sy Hersh effect: killing the messenger, ignoring the message

I can’t help but laugh every time I read an account in the mainstream press about how a big drug kingpin has just been killed or captured. Mainstream-press reporters and editorial writers get so excited over the death or capture that they become almost giddy. Their mindset is: “Finally — finally! — we are making […]

The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the government protects the livelihood of those that promote unhealthy foods.

After Dems Record-Breaking (And Useless) Drain, Schumer 'Demands' Trump Release Oil From The SPR 'Immediately' In 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which disrupted global oil supplies and drove US gasoline prices to record highs above $5 per gallon in June, the Biden administration authorized unprecedented releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ease fuel costs as the 2022 Midterm elections loomed (and Democrat approval ratings slid). The historic drawdown announced in March was the largest SPR release in history, and was pitched as 'bridging supply shortfalls while global production...