Yearly Archives: 2022

Five ways we are trying to control our food costs. Food inflation hit 11.4 percent in Augusts, is highest point since 1979.

The August CPI was higher than anticipated, as was the reading for core inflation.

This winter will see Europe and the EU stressed like never before. What kind of problems will the energy crisis and high inflation create?

As the high cost of natural gas and electricity shuts down European manufacturing plants, some fear they may never return.

Although it telegraphed its counter attack, the speed at which Ukraine has cut through Russian lines and gained ground is still a surprise.

Crime is rising in many cities and socialists don't seem to care. In fact, you could argue that their soft-on-crime no-bail policies are encouraging it.

As floods hit rice production in India and Pakistan, and drought cuts production in the U.S., India raises taxes on rice exports.

Hurricane Kay is heading to Southern California. Flooding from hurricanes can be very dangerous and often causes more loss of life than high winds.

I look at the energy crisis, the food crisis, and the other problems going on in the world, and I wonder, how can things be so normal in town?

Crops losses around the globe are mounting, many caused by drought or flooding. Here's a list of 33.