A Note on “Currency” in Colonial America

University Of Oregon Grapples With Budget Crisis After Years Of Woke Excess Authored by Jonathan Turley, It appears that being unrelentingly woke means that you need fewer dormitories. The University of Oregon is facing a major budget crisis and will cut $65 million from its budget and close dorms due to low enrollment. That growing crisis, however, did not stop Oregon from burning almost a million dollars fighting against free speech. It also did not induce its faculty to offer greater intellectual diversity and tolerance to prospective students. Oregon is a cautionary tale...

Pentagon Concedes That US Provided Most Of Israel's Missile Defense During Iran War Via The Libertarian Institute The US fired hundreds of its most advanced interceptors to protect Israel from Iranian missiles during the first five weeks of the war.  According to a Department of War assessment described to The Washington Post, the US used 200 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and over 100 SM-3 and SM-6 missiles in defense of Israel. Image source: DoD/Department of War In comparison, Israel only used 100 Arrow interceptors and 90 David’s Sling missiles.  Speaking about the imbalance,...

Decommissioning Spending In UK North Sea Hits Record High Authored by Michael Kern via OilPrice.com, Decommissioning remained a major activity across the UK North Sea in 2025, with industry spending hitting a record-high of £2.6 billion, or $3.5 billion, the North Sea industry regulator said in a report on Thursday. Well-decommissioning remains the single largest component of forecast decommissioning expenditure on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), accounting for around half of expected costs to 2032, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) noted in its annual decommissioning cost and performance update. The UK North Sea has a...