Culture Of Grievance

US Security Chief Says One Suspected Terrorist Is Arrested At Canadian Border 'Almost Weekly' Authored by Paul Rowan Brian via The Epoch Times, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says American authorities apprehend a suspected or wanted terrorist at the Canada-U.S. border "almost weekly," while warning that "fracturing" relations between the two countries could leave both more vulnerable to criminal organizations, fentanyl traffickers, and other threats. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security in Washington on June 3, 2026. AP Photo/Cliff Owen Mullin made the...

Domino's US Sale Growth Hits Five-Quarter Low As Budget Diners Pull Back Domino's Pizza posted its softest US comparable-sales growth in five quarters as inflation and the national average price for regular gasoline above $4 a gallon pressured working-poor consumers. Second-quarter same-store sales rose a measly .1%, in line with estimates but trailing the growth expected across much of the quick-service restaurant industry (QSR). Snapshot of 2Q earnings results (courtesy of Bloomberg): Total domestic stores comp sales growth +0.1%, estimate +0.11% (Bloomberg Consensus) Domestic franchise comparable sales growth 0%, estimate +0.07% Domestic co-owned comparable sales...

K-Shaped Economy: Reality Or Media-Driven Perception Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, “What the K-shaped economy gets right, what it exaggerates, and what believing the worst version is costing a generation.” The bottom half of American households owns about 2.5% of the nation’s wealth. That number is real, and it ought to bother you. However, that number is also higher than it was in 2019 and 2015, and roughly six times higher than the 0.4% low it hit in 2011. You will not read that in many places because it doesn’t “fit the narrative.” Unfortunately, the...