Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall With the JCPOA’s embargo on arms sales to Iran set to expire on October 16th, Trump is scrambling to get a coalition of companies to reinstate it. His first attempt to appeal to the UN Security Council failed. Now he is trying to use a “snapback” clause in the Iran Deal to null … Continue reading Trump’s UN Iran Deal Snapback Effort and Iran’s 2020 Arms Embargo, Explained →

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall The Postal Service has warned forty six states that their election timelines set an impossibly high bar for their delivery services. These deadlines were unachievable even before the delays to mail deliveries we’re experiencing under PostMaster General Dejoy. Here’s what’s happening.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall The Lebanese Pound has collapsed because of a shortage of US Dollars. The government has defaulted on loans owned by the Lebanese Central Bank, depleting their reserves so they couldn’t pay back regional banks, meaning that depositors are locked out of their deposits. This has triggered branches of government to lash out at … Continue reading Lebanon’s Economic Currency Collapse Crisis, Explained →

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall With Congress in a deadlock on Coronavirus Stimulus, Donald Trump has signed four executive orders. These executive orders defer payroll taxes, defer student loan payments, fund continued unemployment insurance supplements, and continue something that is occasionally described as an eviction moratorium, although it is not that comprehensive. Here is exactly how it accomplishes … Continue reading Trump’s Coronavirus Relief Executive Orders, Explained (Payroll Taxes, Student Loans, Unemployment, and The Eviction Moratorium) →

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall New York’s Attorney General has introduced an action to dissolve the National Rifle Association along with charges against several executives for fraud and embezzlement. Here is exactly what’s going on and an explanation of the NRA’s legal fight to stay alive.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall The US Postal Service is struggling and the question is how to fix it. Trump’s new Postmaster general is proposing cuts that are leading to delivery delays. Mnuchin is proposing renegotiating last mile delivery contracts with major shippers to raise prices. Liberals are proposing new features that will open up different revenue streams … Continue reading Trump vs. The Postal Service, Explained →

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall Speaker Pelosi and Mitch McConnell are debating how much legal protection to give businesses negligent in protecting their workers or consumers from Covid-19. Here’s what’s being debated.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall Back in 1971 the Supreme Court faced a case dealing with similar issues to ones that have recently arisen. Six Anonymous Federal Agents arrested an individual without just cause or a warrant. The question facing the Supreme Court was, facing those facts, what should we do? Specifically should we allow a civil action … Continue reading Bivens v. Six Unknown Federal Agents: Supreme Court Weighs In On Officer Arrests Without Just Cause →

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall Lebanon is having a major currency crisis. They promised to pay tens of billions of dollars to investors through years of government bond issuances. Unfortunately they are running low on currency and starting to default on their loans. With no new money coming in, an inability to raise money through taxes, and a … Continue reading Lebanon’s 2020 Dollar Currency Economic Crisis and the IMF, Explained →

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thatsall Donald Trump’s executive order protecting monuments and federal buildings has sent tons of federal law enforcement agents to several large cities. Between not disclosing what agency they’re with and making arrests on questionable grounds, people are asking what the law is. Here is exactly what’s happening.