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LSU First 1/3 of the Season Recap
The Weekly Mueller Investigation Wrapup
The Mueller investigation has continued to defy predictions of an imminent wrap-up, or alternatively, of imminent indictments.
Update on the Syrian War and the Putin-Khamenei Axis
Seth J. Frantzman laid out the contours of a concerted Pompeo-Bolton policy of containment against Iran on Monday at The National Interest, drawing attention to the mostly unnoticed Section 1237 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was signed by President Trump on August 6.
Thoughts on the Emergence of the Francis-McCarrick Scandal
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano released an 11-page letter to the media, making serious and specific allegations against the Vatican for its knowledge of the sexual impropriety and abuse of Cardinal McCarrick, and moreover, against Pope Francis himself.
September 2018 Monthly Investment Wrapup
The prices of U.S. stocks continued to rise throughout August based on surprisingly positive 3Q GDP projections, accommodative monetary policy signals (with the market interpreting Chairman Powell’s most recent remarks as being dovish), and apparently successful trade negotiations with Mexico.
Friday, September 7, 2018
Markets got off to a rocky start today, with recent comments from members of the Federal Reserve suggesting that the upcoming schedule for interest rate hikes could be accelerated, based on stronger than expected wage growth and job numbers.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
In today’s news, there was continuing fallout from the release of excerpts from Bob Woodward’s new book, and from Wednesday’s anonymous article in the New York Times Op-Ed pages.
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