BY: Michael Coleman, RBFL Student Editor What does the Russian invasion of Ukraine have to do with housing affordability in the United States? While perhaps not the proximate cause of rising housing costs, a domino-effect of Vladimir Putin’s quest for hegemony of the Crimean Peninsula and beyond has had considerable impact on much of the […]
BY: Chelsea Wong, RBFL Editor On September 23rd, 2022, Former Prime Minister Liz Truss shook the entirety of the United Kingdom with an announcement of a budget plan. That budget plan was set to abolish the 45% income tax rate of U.K.’s highest earners and deregulate other industries. Before people had time to argue or […]
by Zachary Zehner, RBFL Student Editor If I were a betting man, I would guess that the average reader has a bank account, a credit card, and maybe some even have an investment portfolio. With juggling all of these accounts and attempting to stick to one’s financial budget, many consumers opt for a third […]
by Kevin Tang, RBFL Student Editor On August 6th, 2019, the D.C. Circuit upheld contempt fines of $50,000-per-day on 3 Chinese banks. While these have been some of the harshest and most austere penalties imposed based on the USA PATRIOT ACT, the affirmation in favor of the United States could hardly be said […]