
Futures contracts tied to interest rates and government debt are among the most liquid and sophisticated financial instruments globally. Mastery in this arena demands a rigorous combination of fundamental macroeconomics, advanced spread mathematics, and unwavering risk discipline. These nine essential hacks move beyond basic market direction betting, focusing instead on structural advantages, advanced execution techniques, […]
Home insurance premiums are forcing a crisis on property owners across the nation. With average annual premiums climbing sharply, driven by factors like rising material costs, skilled labor shortages, and increased catastrophic weather events, many homeowners find themselves choosing between adequate protection and financial stability. This urgency demands strategies that move beyond simple shopping and […]
Credit: (Screenshot), FOX 32 Chicago, via YouTube Illegal border crosser crime doesn’t stop despite a government shutdown. As Democrats in Congress continue to keep the government shut down and federal employees go without pay or are laid off, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continued to work without pay over the weekend targeting violent offenders. […]
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where I’m now a Senior Fellow, has long offered up-to-5-year paid in-residence positions (with no teaching obligations) in various fields. This year, we’ll also be considering people who are interested in becoming legal academics. We expect the selection process to be highly competitive: The position is unusually generous, compared […]
A short excerpt from yesterday’s long Massachusetts high court decision in Weiss v. President & Fellows of Harvard College, written by Justice Scott Kafker: In a macabre scheme spanning several years, Cedric Lodge, the person responsible for the care of cadavers at the Harvard Medical School morgue, dissected, stole, and sold parts of the bodies […]
The Unseen Edge in Financial Markets In the highly specialized arena of financial trading, many participants mistakenly believe that success hinges primarily on superior technical analysis or access to proprietary fundamental research. While these tools are necessary prerequisites for market entry, they are fundamentally insufficient for consistent, long-term profitability. The critical differentiator among high-performing traders […]
Occupational licensing laws—those mandates that workers in hundreds of professions obtain a license before earning a living—lock people out of jobs while failing to make services any better. The problem isn’t just the laws, though; it’s the cartels running them. Industry-controlled licensing boards operate less like neutral public watchdogs and more like gatekeepers protecting their […]
BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Florida—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sold the public on the detention camp known as Alligator Alcatraz as an efficient and cost-effective way to deal with a major public disaster—illegal immigration—and his administration relied on speed, secrecy, and a relentless public relations campaign to paint the project as a success. But the public […]
Whoops! What happens if the Supreme Court grants certiorari to review a question presented about a particular statute—but the case does not involve that statute?! That’s the situation in Ellingburg v. United States, a case that will be argued next week (Tuesday, October 14). The Court granted review of the question presented “[w]hether criminal restitution […]
Hamilton, Bermuda, October 7th, 2025, Chainwire Funding round co-led by tier one global investors, Bain Capital Crypto and Haun Ventures with Pantera Capital and additional participation from Apollo, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, and Stillmark. Funding will accelerate global access to BTC-denominated life insurance, annuities, savings and insurance bonds through institutional partners, protecting policyholders worldwide from […]