Twenty-four-year-old dental hygienist and newlywed Zoe Dippel made an interesting discovery that went viral on TikTok. She was flipping through her sister-in-law’s photo album when a lengthy grocery receipt from June 20, 1997 fell out. One hundred twenty-two items were listed on the receipt, including all sorts of food items and things like diapers, wipes, etc. needed for raising twin babies. A total of $155.34 was spent on this purchase.

President Trump says Americans are being “ripped off” by credit card companies that charge interest rates of 30 percent or more.

After having lived in California the past four years, I can attest to the near-insanity of progressive politics in this state, yet California’s very progressive governor, Gavin Newsom, is considered a front-runner for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 2028. Given how the Trump administration has helped to tank the economy through its tariffs, inflation, and outright regime uncertainty, there is a real possibility that Newsom can make California governance a reality for the entire country.

Whenever a new US president is sworn in, media pundits and court historians gush about the supposed “peaceful transfer of power” that is taking place. This has become a key tenet of the mythology and ideology surrounding democracy—that governing elites willfully abandon their control over the machinery of the state in response to election outcomes.