Todd Crawford
Japan Reverses Course, Increases Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Unlike most major economies, Japan has spent much of the 21st century adhering to a doctrine of extremely low interest rates — so low that since 2016, they were actually negative. That changed on Tuesday,...
US Justice Department Sues Apple for Allegedly Engineering an Illegal Monopoly
On March 21, the U.S Justice Department announced an antitrust lawsuit against tech giant Apple, alleging the company engineered an illegal monopoly in smartphones that eliminated competition, stifled innovation and kept prices artificially high. The...
Trump’s Net Worth Surges by Billions Following Acquisition of His Social Media Platform Truth Social
On the morning of March 26, former President Donald Trump’s net worth surged by more than $5.5 billion after his social media platform, Truth Social, was acquired by Digital World Acquisition Corp. (DWAC), a publicly...
West Point Removes ‘Duty, Honor, Country’ From Its Mission Statement
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point has made the decision to remove the words “Duty, Honor, Country” from its mission statement. These words have been included in the academy’s guiding statement since 1998. In...
NY: Alex Smith, Attorney at Law, Serving Middletown and Beyond
On March 7, Vision Times had the opportunity to sit down with long-time Middletown, New York attorney Alex Smith, to discuss his practice and his career that has spanned well over four decades. Smith has...
Researchers Warn We Are Running Out of Time to Prevent ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences of AI
In late February, artificial intelligence (AI) researchers from Gladstone AI — a leading AI safety company — published a report warning that governments are running out of time to design and implement comprehensive safeguards on...
US Seeks to Revive Dormant Shipyards With Help From South Korea and Japan
In the face of China’s accelerated naval buildup the United States is looking to compete by reviving dormant naval shipyards, located in the U.S., with the help of its allies South Korea and Japan. In...
Boeing Whistleblower’s Apparent Suicide Sparks Intense Online Discussion
On March 9, John Barnett, a former Boeing employee of over three decades, was found dead in his truck in the parking lot of the South Carolina hotel where he was staying just days after testifying...
NYC: Gov. Hochul Deploys 1,000 National Guardsmen to City’s Subways to Combat Crime
On Mar. 6, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, announced that 1,000 New York National Guardsmen, state police and MTA officers are being deployed to the city’s crime plagued subways to assist in carrying out bag...
Trump, Biden Dominate Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley Suspends Campaign Without Endorsing Trump
This election cycle’s Super Tuesday (March 5) unfolded as anticipated, with Donald Trump winning the vast majority of Republican delegates in 14 states, Biden proceeding essentially unchallenged, and Trump’s only remaining opponent, Nikki Haley, suspending...
US Supreme Court Hands Trump a Major Victory, Rules States Can’t Remove Him From the Ballot
On Mar. 4, the U.S. Supreme Court barred states from disqualifying candidates from federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection, reversing the state of Colorado’s exclusion of Donald Trump from its ballot and barring...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Appears to Suggest Walking Back the City’s Sanctuary City Status
On Feb. 27, during a regular press conference, New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared to suggest walking back New York’s sanctuary city status when it comes to migrants who commit crimes. A sanctuary city...