This article was originally published by Frank Shostak at The Mises Institute.  The yearly growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) closed at 2.4 percent in February against a similar figure in January. In February 2025, the yearly growth rate stood at 2.8 percent. Note that, in June 2022, the yearly growth rate was 9.1 percent. Most analysts are of the view that the sharp increase in the price of oil to around $95 per barrel (from around $64 at the end of February) is likely to lift the rate of inflation as depicted by the yearly growth rate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Gavin Newsom’s, D-Calif., wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, expressed concern that boys were “moving to the right” by spending time online in a resurfaced clip.”We all know, I think, or increasingly are realizing that boys are moving away from sort of the more progressive… boys that spend time online are moving a little bit—I’m trying not to be political here—but are moving to the right,” she said at the Common Sense Summit on Kids and Families last May.Newsom described her son speaking to her Republican father about social media influencer Andrew Tate…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will be entering his first full season as the team’s starter with a completely different coaching staff guiding his decision-making.Giants head coach John Harbaugh revitalized the coaching staff heading into the 2026 season, including bringing in Matt Nagy as the team’s offensive coordinator. Nagy, who was the head coach of the Chicago Bears at one point, served as the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive coordinator for the last three seasons. Nagy worked directly with Patrick Mahomes as the team won the Super Bowl in 2023 and nearly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Toronto Blue Jays, winners of the American League pennant last season, have struggled to start the new campaign, and that boiled over with their manager, John Schneider, on Tuesday night at the Rogers Centre.Schneider was ejected during the Blue Jays’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, who defeated them in seven games during a thriller 2025 World Series.Schneider took issue with a balk being called on his pitcher Kevin Gausman in the top of the fifth inning, when the Blue Jays were already down 2-0 in the game. The balk call…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Policymakers have been aware of U.S. vulnerability to China’s supply chain dominance for decades, and have contemplated the possibility of Beijing weaponizing its control by throttling exports to the United States. Last summer, Chinese President Xi Jinping did. Relying on an adversary’s good graces on matters of national health and security invites disaster. But critical minerals are only one weakness. Washington also relies on Beijing for the nation’s pharmaceuticals. It should be intolerable. In 2000, America imported roughly 100,000 metric tons of pharmaceuticals. By 2024, that figure had jumped above 800,000 metric tons. Last year,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The two terror suspects accused of trying to bomb a protest outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence last month, in what authorities have described as an ISIS-inspired attack, were indicted on Tuesday, according to federal prosecutors.Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, are accused of throwing live explosive devices into a protest outside Mamdani’s Gracie Mansion residence on March 7, after driving from Pennsylvania. The bombs failed to detonate and nobody was injured.Both were charged with eight counts: conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization,…

Springfield Armory has just launched the SA-35 4”, a compact version of the company’s Hi-Power clone.We reviewed the original SA-35 back when it was first released a few years ago, and it left us very impressed. Now, Springfield Armory is releasing a very cool new compact version more suitable for concealed carry: the SA-35 4”. Featuring an abbreviated 4-inch barrel instead of the original’s 4.7-inch barrel, it should ride a bit nicer in the waistband while still maintaining the Hi-Power’s renowned ergonomics, full 15-round 9mm capacity and supreme shootability.As far as I know, the first factory-produced compact Hi-Power variant was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel addressed recent photos that show him and New York Times and The Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini in bathing suits by a pool.The photos, originally published by the New York Post’s Page Six, also show the coach and journalist holding hands and hugging on the roof of a resort bungalow in Sedona, Arizona.”These photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable,” Vrabel told the Post. “This doesn’t deserve any further response.” Russini has also responded.”The photos don’t represent the group of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tori Spelling is speaking out after she and four of her children were taken to a hospital following a car crash ahead of Easter weekend.The 52-year-old “Beverly Hill, 90210” star shared an update on how she and her children are doing following the car accident on Thursday, April 2, in a video she posted on Instagram.”I just wanted to reach out to everyone, and, this took me a bit to post this because, as most of you know, four of my kids and I and three of their friends were in a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gary Woodland’s return to Augusta National Golf Club carries added significance this year after he pulled off a surprising win at the Houston Open in March.Woodland embraced the moment at Augusta National this week, reflecting on the tradition and significance of the Masters.”I love this place,” Woodland said Tuesday. “I love the tradition. There’s nothing like driving down Magnolia Lane. I definitely drove down a little slower this year than I ever have, even the first time I was here in 2011. I’m definitely taking it all in this week for sure.”…

Iran showed no sign of accepting Donald Trump’s ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz by the end of Tuesday, while the U.S. president threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” unless Tehran reached a last-minute deal.Trump has given Iran until 8 p.m. in Washington — 3:30 a.m. in Tehran — to end its blockade of Gulf oil, or he will destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran. Iran says it would retaliate against U.S. allies in the Gulf, whose desert cities would be uninhabitable without power or water.As the clock ticked down on Trump’s deadline, strikes on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The A-10 Warthog has a new maritime role in targeting boats in the war in Iran that could extend the life of the aircraft, which the U.S. Air Force had been attempting to retire for years.Despite the Air Force trying to phase out the A-10, Congress has resisted its efforts and blocked attempts to reduce the number of these aircraft.A-10s have been used in the U.S. military campaign against Iran, as the Pentagon sees a need for an aircraft that can loiter and deliver accurate fire against small boats and coastal threats.TRUMP…