This article was originally published by Philippe Lemieux at The Mises Institute.  Modern economic life no longer unfolds within reality as it emerges from human action. It operates within a constructed order that substitutes itself for real processes. Governments do not engage with the economy as it is lived and experienced. They act upon abstractions that stand in for it. What is presented as analysis is in fact a replacement. Modern central banks often justify monetary policy decisions by targeting inflation indexes that no longer reflect the real cost of living experienced by individuals. While official statistics may report stable…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In an open letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed meeting to reach a resolution to the years-long war between their two nations.”We see that the United States is fully focused on the issue of Iran, and it would be wrong to simply wait until the war in Europe returns to the center of its attention. Ukraine proposes ending this war through direct engagement between us — and you. I am proposing a meeting,” Zelenskyy said in the letter.”There are countries that have traditionally hosted leaders to resolve…

House lawmakers advanced a measure Thursday to slash gasoline prices at military exchanges in an effort to make fuel cheaper for U.S. service members. The proposal would authorize Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to offer a discount at exchange stores that’s equivalent to the price of the federal gas tax. The tax is 18.4 cents per gallon for regular and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel. The proposal would also allow the secretary to cut fuel prices further in order to counteract state and local taxes. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., introduced the measure, which was included — with bipartisan support —…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lyndsey Fifield, an ex-girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, hit The New York Times for allegedly softening her allegations of abuse, saying coverage was a “gift” to the Democrat’s campaign.After speaking to the New York Times about Platner’s history of being a “narcissistic abuser,” Fifield claims the outlet failed to include corroboration from other women that she offered and left out screenshots and other evidence she provided.”Why does it say ‘nobody could corroborate’ when I offered them sources that COULD corroborate?” she wrote on X.”Where were the screenshots they’d said they…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the Trump administration weighs diplomacy and military pressure against Iran, a political clock is ticking at home.Even if the Strait of Hormuz — the global oil choke point largely shuttered since the conflict with Iran due to Iranian attacks — reopened immediately, it could take months for oil flows to return due to logistical bottlenecks involving trapped tankers, swollen inventories and damaged oil infrastructure, according to Kpler oil analyst Matt Smith, pushing normalization of global energy markets closer to the Nov. 3 midterm elections. “It’s then going to take until the fourth…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WEST CHICAGO, Illinois – Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is making its first tour of the East Coast as part of celebrations leading up to America’s 250th birthday.The locomotive arrived in Illinois this week as part of Union Pacific’s America 250 tour, a multi-state journey that will take the historic engine through Indiana, Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania before arriving in Philadelphia ahead of Fourth of July celebrations.Rail enthusiasts lined the tracks in Sterling, Illinois, on Tuesday to watch the locomotive pass through during one…

The barrel and slide of the new Springfield Armory SA-35 is 4 inches shorter than the original Browning Hi-Power pistols and the original SA-35.Springfield’s SA-35 4-inch is baby in stature with big boy potential.I’ve always liked the Hi-Power pistol, partly because it fits my hand better than any other pistol and partly because of its historical allure. It has the unique distinction of being used by opposing forces during World War II. Many refer to it as the “Browning” Hi-Power, primarily because John Browning began the pistol’s initial development, and because Browning imported the pistols from FN Herstal until it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! James Handy, an actor known for various roles in films like “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” was allegedly killed by his girlfriend’s son this week, police said.The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to a residence in the 19200 block of Erwin Street on Wednesday morning.According to police, a 911 caller stated: “I am the son of man, I just killed the man of sin.”When officers arrived, they found Handy, 81, unconscious in the front yard suffering from a stab wound to the chest.’HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’ ACTOR NICK PASQUAL…

A box of Federal 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak Terminal Ascent ammo and two loose cartridges in front of a rifle.Federal’s new 6.5 Creedmoor +Peak is supercharging the 6.5 Creedmoor with the company’s Peak Alloy Case Technology.Changing a single component of a cartridge can make a massive difference. We saw this at the end of the 19th century with the advent of smokeless powder. By simply loading existing cartridges with that instead of the old, low-efficiency black powder, their performance was massively improved overnight. Federal has just done something similar, but with case technology instead of powder.Federal’s Peak Alloy Case Technology was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A very high-ranking Trump White House official once told me the key to the president’s behavior.It happens when his advisors talk him into something that he doesn’t particularly want to do.The next time he’s around reporters, this person says, President Trump will blurt out what he really thinks.He’ll either walk it back, soften the language, create confusion or flatly contradict what he said a couple of days before. It’s his way of rebelling against being handled.And, of course, he’ll lash out at Republicans who disagree with him, post insulting messages, or endorse…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio put U.S. organizations on notice: they can no longer do business with a key Cuban organization that has spent over six decades – since the launch of Fidel Castro’s communist revolution in 1959 – cultivating relationships with U.S. activists and groups, many of them now funded by communist American tycoon Neville Roy Singham.The sanctions target the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, known by its Spanish acronym ICAP, an organization founded by Castro in 1960 to spread Marxist ideology and support for Cuba. Long ago, U.S.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An overcrowded migrant vessel carrying 240 people and taking on water was intercepted near the Turks and Caicos Islands after authorities raced to prevent a potential maritime disaster.The U.S. Coast Guard said it conducted a joint operation Sunday with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RTCIPF) to stop a vessel carrying hundreds of migrants who claimed Haitian nationality.According to a Coast Guard news release, authorities received a report of “an unlawful migrant voyage” approximately 15 miles south of the Turks…