How Elizabeth Warren Killed Spirit Airlines
At 3:00 a.m. Eastern on May 2, 2026, Spirit Airlines shut down. Seventeen thousand jobs are gone. It is the first major U.S. airline liquidation in 25 years, and the chain of events that produced it b...
Sovereign Wealth Funds Worldwide - A Complete Guide to Every Major Fund
On April 27, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the Canada Strong Fund, Canada's first national sovereign wealth fund, with an initial capitalization of $25 billion. The catch? Canada is runni...
Who Was the Best Federal Reserve Chairman of All Time?
Today, April 29, 2026, marked Jerome Powell's final FOMC meeting as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. After more than eight years at the helm of the most powerful central bank in the world, Powell will...
A History of Former Administration Officials Hit With Criminal Charges After Leaving the White House
The James Comey indictment that landed today - making him the first former FBI Director to be charged with felony threats against a sitting President - has Washington reaching for the history books, a...
From $30M To $95K: How Ilhan Omar's Reported Net Worth Vanished On A Single Filing
In May of 2025, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar filed her annual financial disclosure with the U.S. House Clerk. The numbers were stunning. Her household, which had reported a net worth between rou...
What is the Bab el-Mandeb Strait? The Importance of the Global Oil Chokepoint
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Translation? "The Gate of Tears". "The Gate of Grief". "The Gate of Anguish". All are used, and all apply. The Bab el-Mandeb Strait connects the Middle East with East Afri...
How Much Oil Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz?
The Strait of Hormuz is 21 nautical miles (approximately 24 statute miles, or 39 km) wide at its narrowest point. On an average day in 2025, approximately 20 million barrels of oil passed through it -...
How The Price of Oil Went From $147.27 to -$37.63 In Less Than Twelve Years
The price of oil is currently a hot topic right now, as the war in Iran has sent the price of a barrel of oil shooting higher. Oil is extremely volatile and always has been. Case in point? In ...
How Much Did WW1 and WW2 Cost The United States?
How much did the United States spend on World War I and World War II, and how do these costs compare to the costs of modern warfare? Compared to World War II and modern wars, World War I was relati...
Who Had The Worst Performance in a Midterm Election Ever?
Which US President suffered the greatest loss in a midterm election? That "distinction" belongs to President Grover Cleveland, who lost 116 House seats and 4 Senate seats in the 1894 midterm electi...
How Many US Presidents Died While in Office?
Since the beginning of the United States, a total of eight Presidents have died while serving in the White House. Of these eight Presidents, four were assassinated, while the other four died of na...
Which US President Had The Best Ever Result in a Midterm Election?
The midterm election is usually not a pretty result for the party that is currently occupying the White House. Since 1946, the President's party has lost seats 18 out of 20 times - only President ...
What Have Former Presidents Said About Term Limits and the 22nd Amendment?
President Donald Trump has teased the idea of running for a third term in the White House on multiple occasions. Running for a third term, of course, is barred by the 22nd Amendment, which states ...
The Secret World War II Mission To Protect The Constitution of the United States
A few hours had passed following the attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, and Archibald MacLeish's mind was racing. While the rest of the country was paralyzed by the horrific December 7th, 194...
The Chicago Bears And Their 8.2 Billion Percent Return on Investment
The Chicago Bears have been one of the greatest investments in the history of mankind, returning a total of 8.2 billion percent (and counting). From the franchise's inception in 1920 until now, th...