ECONOMY SPOTLIGHT

Fed’s Standing Repo Facility (SRF) Drops to Zero, from $75 Billion on the Last Balance Sheet as Yearend Liquidity Turmoil Dissolves

Yves here. I am of two minds in even now calling attention to the before-year-end action in the Fed’s repo facility. We’ve had repeated instances,

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

Volunteers Help Monitor Street Corners for ICE Activity

In response to arrests of street vendors and day laborers by federal immigration authorities, thousands of volunteers have mobilized to ‘adopt’ a street corner. KQED’s

CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT

Sister Wives Kody Brown, Robyn Brown Fighting for Their Marriage

Kody Brown Still Has Women Asking to Join His Family Should Kody still be interested in having his love multiplied, there’s no shortage of options. 

ECONOMY SPOTLIGHT

West Coast Levee Failures Show Growing Risks From America’s Aging Flood Defenses

Conor here: “Just move.” We got bigger fish to fry in Venezuela, Columbia, Cuba, Nigeria, Somalia, Ukraine, Iran, Greenland, Taiwan, Libya, Syria, etc. By Farshid

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

I’m Diabetic. What Should I Know About Insulin Price Changes in 2026?

CalRx aims to be another competitor in the field by introducing a lower-cost alternative — and possibly put “pressure on other manufacturers to lower their

CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT

Biggest Changes Between Musical, Movies

Warning: This story contains spoilers from Wicked, Wicked: For Good as well as the Broadway musical. The Yellow Brick Road is paved with changes. Those

ECONOMY SPOTLIGHT

Trump DHS Post Calling for ‘100 Million Deportations’ Suggests Intent to Kick Out Nonwhite Citizens

Conor here: It’s getting increasingly difficult to separate the trolling from the policy. This appears intended to strike fear into communities of color which are

EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

With Trans Athletes Under Attack, What Does Fairness Look Like?

Over the holidays, we’re rebroadcasting some of our favorite interviews from 2025. Cal Calamia is a nonbinary transmasculine runner and an activist who has successfully

CELEBRITY SPOTLIGHT

Tom Brady at NHL Event After NYE With Alix Earle

By the time Tom won his first Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2004, he’d entered a new relationship with Bridget Moynahan. And

ECONOMY SPOTLIGHT

SMRs Explained: Real-World Economics, Fuel Bottlenecks, and the Race to Scale

Yves here. Readers have taken issue with the fine technical points on some previous Michael Kern posts, so corrections and refinements are encouraged. Having said