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There seems to be no end in sight for the media gaslighting on President Joe Biden’s abysmal economy. One economist has had it. Business Insider had the audacity to publish an asinine piece of economic propaganda Dec. 3 that reeked of a public relations stunt by Biden’s press team: “After 3 years of pain‚ America has finally achieved economic nirvana.” The author‚ Renaissance Macro Research Head of Economics Neil Dutta‚ celebrated how supposedly “[t]he signs of a well-balanced economy are everywhere.” He continued: “Current economic data is consistent with a soft landing for the economy — a situation in which inflation cools without causing a recession or sudden spike in unemployment.”  But Heritage Foundation Public Finance Economist EJ Antoni laid waste to Dutta’s argument in an exclusive interview with MRC Business: “Articles like that can only be written by those who are woefully ignorant of the data at every level.” Antoni was right on target. Antoni was right on target. “The most obvious example” of Dutta’s illusory “nirvana” was “the slowdown in inflation‚” cherry-picking how core consumer prices — which excludes food and energy — allegedly rose at “an annualized rate of 2.8 percent since June.” Of course‚ nowhere did Dutta mention that prices are still up 17.6 percent since Biden took office. Dutta then skewered his own argument in a subsection headlined‚ “Coming in for a soft landing‚” by letting it slip that his point was based in large part on predictions‚ not facts: “And there are clear signs of continued disinflation on the horizon: Wholesale auction prices for vehicles imply used-car prices could start to come down‚ private measures of rent prices suggest that housing inflation will continue to cool off‚ and an improvement in supply chains suggests prices for core goods outside cars‚ including washing machines and clothes‚ will ease.” [Emphasis added.] But facts are funny things: they couldn’t care less about Dutta’s hypotheticals. Antoni pointed out to MRC that the situation on the prices side is much worse than Dutta lets on. “Housing is unaffordable in every major metro across the country except for four‚ and even that is only possible because of a loose definition of affordability. In multiple cities across the country‚ it takes more than 100% of the after-tax median income to afford a median price home‚” Antoni analyzed. “Other necessities‚ like food‚ energy‚ and transportation‚ have increased much faster than the official cumulative 17% rate under the Biden administration.”  Always a pleasure joining @cvpayne - this time discussing the 25% loss in retirement accounts' real value‚ the federal debt‚ interest rates‚ and more: pic.twitter.com/ilnjK541nG — E.J. Antoni‚ Ph.D. (@RealEJAntoni) December 7‚ 2023 Dutta whipped out his crystal ball again to predict that since the Federal Reserve probably won’t hike interest rates again‚ “the cost to borrow money — from credit cards to mortgages — will gradually decline alongside everyday expenses.” Again‚ Dutta is being dishonest by not telling the whole story. As Antoni noted: “Today's higher interest rates have also greatly increased borrowing costs for American families‚ compounding the pain of higher consumer prices.” In fact‚ Antoni went on‚ “At a time of record credit card debt‚ the interest rates on those cards are also at a record high. But it's not just credit cards - interest rates on everything from student loans to auto loans have increased‚ pushing finance charges through the roof.” Total credit card debt spiked to a chilling record of $1.23 trillion in the third quarter of 2023‚ according to WalletHub. Dutta also conveniently left this data point out of his piece.  Antoni further emphasized why Dutta’s abstract “nirvana” argument was nothing short of nonsense: Between these higher borrowing costs and prices rising faster than wages‚ the typical American family has effectively lost $7‚300 in annual income today compared to when Biden took office. It's even worse if you're one of the people trying to buy a home today: the monthly mortgage payment on a median price home has increased more than $1‚000‚ costing you an extra $13‚000 per year for the same house‚ [emphasis added]. RealClearPolitics President Tom Bevan posted an analysis by The Wall Street Journal on X to point out that the average monthly new home payment today is a whopping $3‚322 compared to $1‚787 when Biden first took office‚ further punctuating Antoni’s point.  Even Dutta’s argument on the state of the labor market wildly missed the mark. Dutta said that the “disappointment” of the U.S. economy adding only 150‚000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate ticking up to 3.9 percent was “not enough to cause a panic.” Never fear‚ implied Dutta‚ “But the job market isn't all bad news. Over the past three months‚ average hourly earnings for all employees have jumped 3.2% — a strong number for American workers that's broadly consistent with the Fed's long-term inflation objectives.” Dutta also claimed that “[i]t's also highly likely that the last employment report understated the growth in nonfarm payrolls since tens of thousands of workers were on strike.” Wrong again. As Antoni pointed out‚ “We have somewhere between 5 and 8 million people missing from the labor force‚ which is artificially reducing the unemployment rate” to begin with. Even The Hill’s reporting undercuts Dutta’s analysis‚ noting that seven in 10 Americans are currently living paycheck-to-paycheck. What kind of “nirvana” is that‚ Dutta?  Antoni concluded his takedown of Dutta’s ridiculous misdirection on the Biden economy: At the end of the day‚ the numbers are what they are‚ and they simply don't lie. You cannot spend‚ borrow‚ and print trillions upon trillions of dollars‚ year after year‚ and not expect severe negative consequences. The Federal Reserve has never achieved a soft landing‚ and this time will be no different. Conservatives are under attack. Contact Business Insider at corrections@businessinsider.com and demand it stop defending the failing record of the Biden economy.

Comedians wouldn't cast a shadow on a single page of the Koran‚ but it's always fair game to mock the marriage of Mary and Joseph‚ and joke that Joseph was gay. Christians and their New Testament stories are irresistible grist for mockery. But mock Hillary Clinton‚ and there's hell to pay on the Jimmy Kimmel set.  There are really two kinds of Christmas. There’s the winter festival‚ and there’s the Christian Christmas‚ the birth of the Christ. There’s "Let It Snow" and there’s "Oh Come All Ye Faithful." So when comedians joke that everything about Christmas is gay‚ it’s not as outrageous to suggest that Rudolph or Frosty or the Grinch are on the rainbow spectrum. It’s another to kick over the Nativity set and mock the triune God. On Jimmy Kimmel Live‚ they turned to gay comic actor Sean Hayes for the mockery: “And then there's Joseph…Why do you think they needed an immaculate conception? Joseph was the only guy in Bethlehem with two beards. The one on his face‚ and Mary.” Kimmel and Hayes were both "raised Catholic‚" which sometimes can predict they'll be first in line to mock their upbringing. For contrast‚ in 2018‚ Glamour magazine rounded up female comedy writers‚ including Kimmel's head writer (and wife) Molly McNearney. She described her fury when Hillary's outfits were mocked: "I remember when Hillary was coming on a year ago‚ people were still making pantsuit jokes. I was like‚ “What the f--k are you doing? You’re minimizing this woman to her clothes?” We’d never talk about a man’s outfit. Everyone heard me and they did cut it‚ but there is learning to be had." Then there’s The Daily Show: comedian Grace Kuhlenschmidt decided to go after the Nativity Story as she interviewed people on the street. She said to one person‚ “Christmas has never been gay at all. It's always been about a beautiful straight couple‚ a virgin and her husband who have never had sex‚ and he’s just remarkably chill when she gets pregnant.”  When she was reminded how sparkly Christmas is‚ Kuhlenschmidt proclaimed‚ “How have I been so blind? It’s the queerest holiday of all.” Kuhlenschmidt continued‚ “How did I not see this? The twinkling lights‚ the tinsel‚ working with elves? Christmas is so gay." One can wonder how journalist Tim Alberta would greet this trend. His latest anti-Trump book complains about the "extremism" of Christians who threaten to destroy their faith by worshiping at the feet of Donald Trump. PBS and NPR (among others) loved his thesis. But what about the other "extreme‚" people calling themselves Christians (or "devout Catholics") who energetically support abortion and every item of the LGBTQ agenda?  Enjoy the podcast below‚ or wherever you listen to podcasts.   

A couple allegedly locked up their boys in homemade cages at home‚ according to Florida police. The parents‚ 35-year-old Dustin Huff and 31-year-old Yurui Xie‚ are said to be biological scientists who work at the University of Florida. Their children are 2 years old and 6 years old. The older boy told an employee at the school he attended that he didn't want to go home because he was being put in a cage that his father built. When officers of the Gainesville police investigated‚ they found the homemade cage‚ but the boy's father said that it was simply a bed frame that had been left in the boy's room for about a year. Police said they found a second makeshift cage in the parents' room that they believe was used to hold the 2-year-old boy. The mother reportedly told police that her son had ADHD and was disobedient‚ making it very difficult for her to find day care for him. She also claimed that he was only left alone at the home while they were at work. The 6-year-old boy reportedly told police that he slept in the cage overnight and was made to wear training pants rather than be allowed to use the bathroom. The cages had rails and springs that would harm the children if they moved inside‚ according to WCJB-TV. The parents were booked on child abuse and neglect charges after being arrested on Friday. They were placed on administrative leave from their jobs on Monday. The children were placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Families and later released to members of the family who had been vetted by officials. "I'm not used to walking in seeing a cage where children are kept at night and of course‚ when home alone‚ so yeah that was a little shocking‚" said Sgt. John Pandak of the Gainesville Police to WOFL-TV. WCJB reported that the university removed pages from its website that previously described their employment. Here's a local news report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!