Economics 101 strikes again. “Compared to the same period during the previous year, multifamily building permits are down over 80 percent."

The decline may have a lot to do with the inherently conservative nature of most construction financing.

Komsomolskaya Pravda, the pro-Kremlin tabloid, says that according to Russian ministry of defense numbers, 9,861 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine and 16,153 were injured. The last official Russian KIA figure, on March 2, was 498. Fascinating that someone…

The Founders' Fortunes uncovers how these leaders waged war, crafted a constitution, and forged a new nation influenced in part by their own financial interests. In an era where these very issues have become daily national questions, the result is a remarkable…

Chilling echoes of Second World War as Kremlin troops forcibly deport thousands of people from Mariupol to cities deep inside Russia

Sources say the US has been unable to determine one single commander in charge of leading Russia’s military decisions in Ukraine. CNN's @KatieBoLillis has more insight on some of the issues Russian forces have been encountering as they continue their invasion…

This was slipped into the Russian sanctions bill on pages 19,20,21. It gives the President broad authority to sanction virtually anyone, anywhere in the world, whether they are connected to Russia or not. Interventionists at the State Department are doing…

Refugees fleeing the conflict have made their way to the Mexico-U.S. border only to face an arbitrary asylum system. While small groups of Ukrainians have been granted entry to make their asylum claims, Russians have been left to wait in the border city of…

POTUS: "Now is the time where things are shifting. There's going to be a new world order out there and we've got to lead it."

SHOCKING moment Russian troops 'open fire on protestors' in Kherson, Ukraine, injuring several demonstrators. This harrowing CCTV footage obtained by Reuters...

Some 35% of Americans say that the US should intervene in Ukraine, even if doing so risks the outbreak of nuclear war

Significant number also happy with their country using nuclear weapons.