Beyond the Balance Sheet: How Bad Are Things at the Fed?

Mayor Blames "Slavery" As Chicago Wrestles With Deadly Crime Spree The city of Chicago, long run by Democrats, has an infamous black crime problem.  Over the course of Father's Day weekend around 47 people were shot and 8 people killed, with a 105% increase in violent crime compared to 2025.  On "Juneteenth", a drive-by mass shooting in Princeton Park injured at least 12–14 people with over 100 shell casings recovered.  The situation is so bad that many black commentators are starting to speak out, demanding to know why black Americans can't...

Hershey CEO Says GLP-1 Boom Fuels Demand For Gum And Mints Hershey reported first-quarter sales and earnings that exceeded Bloomberg-tracked analyst expectations, driven by higher candy prices and resilient consumer demand. Beyond the earnings report, CEO Kirk Tanner made one very notable comment in prepared remarks: demand for gum and mints remains strong, with the category benefiting from "functional snacking" tailwinds tied to GLP-1 adoption. "We've also seen strong demand for gum and mint products as the category benefits from functional snacking tailwinds, including GLP-1 adoption," Tanner said. GLP-1 drugs suppress appetite and...

The Post-War European Security Architecture Is Beginning To Take Shape Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack,This emerging order is the most sustainable one possible given the circumstances.The grand strategic goal that Russia sought to advance through its large-scale military intervention in Ukraine was to reshape the European security architecture in order to resolve the NATO-Russian security dilemma that was brought about by the bloc's continued eastward expansion over the decades. NATO rejected Russia's security guarantee requests from late 2021, spring 2022's peace talks with Ukraine were sabotaged, and Russia has...