America may have oil, but that does not make gasoline, diesel, or LPG cheap in the Philippines. This country buys into a global energy market, and when fear drives prices up, ordinary Filipinos feel it everywhere.
Behold, peasants ā a miracle hath occurred! Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, armed with populist charm and a fondness for cable news clips, has proposed that you ā yes, you, dear American ā should receive a whopping $600 of government generosity. Why? Because the United States has collected billions from tariffs, and apparently itās time … Read more
He survived one Trump presidency. Can he survive another? Update: January 2026 ā Reports say the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as Donald Trumpās White House escalates its campaign against the central bankās independence. In a video posted Sunday, the typically reticent Powell took the … Read more
Remember when cutting the cord was supposed to save money? Yeah, that was cute. We went from paying one overpriced cable bill to signing up for 10 different streaming services that cost more combined than cable ever didāand they still want to charge us extra for anything worth watching. Itās 2025, and many Americans are … Read more
Can you believe this? People are actually donating money to the U.S. government thinking it will help pay down the $37 TRILLION national debt. Yeah, sureābecause your $25 PayPal donation is gonna fix that, right? Was it P.T. Barnum who said āThereās a sucker born every minuteā? Well, apparently, they all have Venmo now. According … Read more