The Barbell Economy: Why The Middle Is Vanishing

Justice Department Withdraws Subpoenas Of New York Times Journalists Authored by Timothy Frudd via The Epoch Times, The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas for three reporters from The New York Times following criticism from a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian indicated on July 23 that he would have granted the request from the newspaper to reject the subpoenas if the Justice Department had not withdrawn them. Subramanian said that the government was required to ensure that it could not obtain the information it sought from any other sources before subpoenaing journalists. “Subpoenas...

These Are The Best (And Worst) Countries For LGBTQ+ Travelers In order to help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartacus started publishing the Gay Travel Index in 2012. In the 2026 edition, the ranking compared 217 countries and territories based on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people in each location. As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, according to the index, Iceland is considered the safest and most open place for LGBT+ travelers in 2026, having scored 14 points, followed by Malta and Spain in joint second...

Biden's Illegal Alien Invasion Sparked 30% Home Price Growth, 20% Rent Growth: Fed Paper A new Federal Reserve working paper adds hard data to a dire economic realities that tens of millions of hardworking Americans already face: being priced out of homeownership or trapped paying ungodly high rents. For years, the housing affordability crisis was blamed almost entirely on low interest rates, pandemic-era demand, institutional buyers, and a shortage of new construction. However, one major point was largely and conveniently ignored by mainstream media: the Biden-Harris regime's open border policies, which...