APRIL 11, 2015

Full News Archive

• Headline: Robert Mercer Backs Ted Cruz's Campaign. Impact: Robert Mercer's donations to Cruz could be seen as the moment when hedge fund moguls decided to play puppet masters in politics. Fast forward a few years, and now we have a reality TV star as president. Thanks, Robert!. Fact: Mercer is known for his reclusiveness, which probably means he's secretly plotting world domination from his basement, surrounded by cats and stock market charts..
• Headline: Clinton the Musical: A Comedic Review. Impact: The success of 'Clinton the Musical' may have inadvertently inspired a whole new genre of political theater. Next thing you know, we'll have 'Trump the Tap Dance' and 'Biden the Ballet' gracing Broadway.. Fact: If you thought politics was a circus, wait until you see it as a musical. At least with songs, it's easier to digest the absurdity..
• Headline: Risky Moves in the Game of Life Insurance. Impact: As insurance companies played their risky games, it led to a ripple effect of distrust in financial institutions. This made people turn to alternative methods of safeguarding their assets, like burying cash in their backyards—classic!. Fact: Insurance companies have been known to use complicated jargon to confuse regular folks. It’s like they think financial literacy is a secret club for the elite..
• Headline: Obama Meets Raúl Castro, Making History. Impact: Obama meeting Raúl Castro could be seen as the moment when diplomatic relations thawed, leading to a cascade of 'who would have thought?' moments in international relations. Next, we might see a leader from North Korea show up to brunch.. Fact: This meeting was so historic that even the ghosts of past presidents were probably flipping in their graves, wondering why they couldn't get a simple handshake done..