Could California drive out In-N-Out?

In-N-Out stands above all competitors not only because of its quality but also because of its positive association with the state it calls home (Sorry, Texas, Whataburger just doesn’t compare). But that relationship is slowly dwindling, and the “In-N-Out” name might soon describe the chain’s time in California. In-N-Out was founded in California in 1948, becoming a West Coast […]

Aztec Batman: Defender of human sacrifice

There’s usually a fun element to fictionalizing history. Imagine a world where Dwight Eisenhower shot Adolf Hitler to end World War II in place of the führer’s bunker suicide, or John Wilkes Booth being stopped by a good Samaritan who saved Abraham Lincoln’s life and allowed the 16th president to deliver on his promise of […]

Scott Bessent is staying on the job at...

PITTSBURGH — It should come as no surprise that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to be the next Federal Reserve chairman. Spend any time listening to Bessent talk, and it is clear he is laser-focused on one thing, something he can only accomplish in his current job: lifting America’s economy into a position where both […]

The moral the merrier

Gallup’s annual surveys on the moral acceptability of various issues have produced largely predictable results, with social conservatives remaining in the minority on most measures. The findings were generally unremarkable, except on the question of polygamy, which stands out as a growing point of divergence among younger respondents. It remains the case that a strong […]

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