Category Archives: Business

Is Bitcoin Dead?

A man who was once one of its strongest champions now says yes.

Jeffrey Tucker recently published “The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin” in The Epoch Times. After sixteen years following the space, he argues Bitcoin is down by half over the last year, lower than five years ago, and that the dream is finished. He claims HODL was terrible advice and, most of all, that Bitcoin has become one of the most powerful tools for government surveillance ever created, delivering the abolition of financial privacy instead of freedom.

Coming from someone who once believed as strongly as I do, those are heavy words. Tucker raises legitimate concerns. But I believe he is jumping to the wrong conclusion.

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National Farmers Market Week

Proclamation by Secretary Rollins encourages Americans to celebrate by visiting their local farmers markets and recognizing the farmers and ranchers who feed our Nation

This week U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins signed a proclamation (PDF, 365 KB) recognizing National Farmers Market Week, August 2-8, 2026, calling on Americans to make the week a nationwide celebration by visiting and supporting their local farmers markets.

Observed annually during the first full week of August, National Farmers Market Week recognizes the important role farmers markets play in strengthening rural communities, creating new market opportunities for producers, and connecting consumers with fresh, American-grown food.

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Secretary of Heath and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visit Farmers Market
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U.S. Factories Expand at Fast Clip

U.S. manufacturing activity surged in July at the strongest rate in more than four years — driven by soaring demand, record production, and a wave of new hiring. This is the latest clear claimed result of President Donald J. Trump’s economic agenda delivering an industrial renaissance across America.
 
The Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing PMI shows the sector expanding for the seventh consecutive month — a sharp reversal after contraction in every single month of the previous Administration (outside a temporary post-pandemic bounce). New export orders flipped firmly back into expansion, proving the world is once again demanding American-made goods.

Bloomberg’s Lisa Abramowicz on X wrote, “US manufacturing is booming, expanding at the fastest pace since 2022 and beating expectations in many metrics for the month of July. Omar Sharif of Inflation Insights points out that the ISM production index rose by the most for any July since 1951.”

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Rising Home Insurance Cost Study

Reps. Stacy Jo Adams, R-Duncan, and Chris Sneed, R-Fort Gibson, will lead an interim study examining the factors contributing to rising homeowners’ insurance costs in Oklahoma they announced in a joint release today.

The lawmakers will bring together insurance professionals, contractors, builders, real estate professionals, adjusters, consumer advocates and homeowners to better understand why Oklahoma consistently ranks among the states with the highest homeowner’s insurance premiums.

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Permitting Reform For Cheaper Energy

Opinion: It’s no secret that technology, particularly improvements in AI applications, is fueling growing demand for energy. Unfortunately, the supply of energy may not keep pace with that growing demand, which is a recipe for rising power costs for all citizens.

Fortunately, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong of Tulsa understands that scenario can be avoided by simply making it easier to produce more energy.

U.S. Sen. Alan Armstrong of Tulsa
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