This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge.  For the first time on record, the top 15 military spenders allocated more than $2 trillion to defense in 2025. Total global defense spending also reached a record $2.6 trillion, signaling a major shift in geopolitical priorities. Using data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, this visualization, via Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld, ranks the 15 countries driving this surge in military spending. While the U.S. still operates on an entirely different scale, the biggest shift is happening in Europe, where countries are no longer just maintaining military capacity but expanding it significantly. The…

According to one mediator, the United States and Iran have made significant progress in talks with Iran. Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi was the mediator for these discussions and said that they lasted nearly six hours. A senior U.S. official told Axios the discussions were “positive,” though sources said American…

Part of my 2026 Goal Package is to write less, stimulate more, and get my Morse back to 40 words a minute.  Today in the digital dojo, flips, forecasts, Friday and fun for Skimmer Nation.Markets: Long Views FirstPop over and see The Economic Fractalist’s discussion of where we are in long-term cycles.Then…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduced the Stop Illegal Alien Cops Act, a bicameral bill aimed at preventing individuals who are in the United States illegally from possessing firearms or ammunition while employed as law enforcement officers.The legislation…

This article was originally published by William L. Anderson at The Mises Institute.  The Sierra Nevada of California is a rugged and beautiful mountain range, and it is located only about an hour east of my home in Roseville. We can see them on clear days, and many times we…