This article was originally published by Clifford F. Thies at The Mises Institute.  In his press conference on January 3 concerning the arrest of Venezuelan “narco-dictator” Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump talked about US oil companies restoring the former productivity of Venezuela’s oil industry and using that money for 1) compensation for the nationalization of the industry a couple of decades ago; and 2) (somehow) benefiting the people of Venezuela. First, regarding the fall in the productivity of Venezuela’s oil industry, production fell from a peak of 3 million barrels a day twenty years ago to less than half a million barrels a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison was arrested Monday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida on a trespassing charge.Addison was detained in Tampa at 3:46 a.m. ET and was later released on $500 cash bond. It’s the player’s second…

Inflation has caused the standard of living to plummet in the United States. The population is being crushed by the cost of living, which is spurred by inflation. Housing costs have risen to absurd heights, property taxes have become absolutely insane and unaffordable in many areas of the country, while…

Denmark is pushing back against the rhetoric of the United States and its desire to acquire the Arctic island of Greenland. Denmark’s ambassador to Washington, Jesper Moller Sorensen, has said he made it “abundantly clear” that Greenland belongs to Denmark. On Monday, Republican Congressman Randy Fin introduced the Greenland Annexation and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. has designated three branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, in a move that could impact Washington’s relationships with Qatar and Turkey.The Treasury and State departments announced the moves against the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the group,…

STERLING HEIGHTS, MI — A house party turned violent in the early hours of January 10 when a dispute between two guests escalated into gunfire, leaving five individuals injured, including three bystanders. Police say the incident could have turned deadly if not for the swift response of an armed partygoer and…