Yen Jumps As Japan PM Admits Weak Currency "Problematic"

Europe's Soaring Gas Bill Is Sending Utilities Back To Coal Authored by Haley Zaremba via OilPrice.com, Europe's energy crisis isn't over. Gas prices remain punishingly high across the continent as Europeans stare down the barrel of a long winter. In response to back-to-back-to-back energy crises stemming from Europe's continued reliance on imported liquefied natural gas against the backdrop of ongoing global geopolitical volatility, Europe's leaders are pushing to diversify the bloc's energy mix. While this means that Europe is rapidly expanding its renewable energy capacity, it also marks a significant return...

Issues of homelessness and vagrancy in public spaces and on public transportation are made worse because government ownership of the property does not allow for exclusion. Instead, we get the “tragedy of the commons.”

Waste Of The Day: Stolen Education Grants Authored by Jeremy Portnoy via RealClearInvestigations, Topline: A North Dakota woman was convicted last month of five counts of theft for stealing $131,000 in state grants meant for after-school programs. Key facts: Faith Dixon, 47, was one of the top recipients of $2 million that the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction awarded in October 2021 for its Out of School Time program to support children impacted by school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic. Her nonprofit, Faith4Hope, instead sent the funds to her then-husband's food stand,...