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The latest season of the animated superhero series is nearly over.

Photos of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, taken at a party with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, have mysteriously been removed from the Getty Images website.

Photos of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, taken at a party with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, have mysteriously been removed from the Getty Images website.

LAS VEGAS — It remains to be seen whether Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders’ Day 1 starting quarterback. But whatever direction the Raiders take with the NFL draft’s soon-to-be first overall pick, it will be merit based rather than philosophically driven. In other words, the Raiders are not going to sit the Indiana Heisman Trophy...

Tailgating might still be allowed at the World Cup after all.

Kendra's parents showed their support for their son-in-law's accuser.

Kendra's parents showed their support for their son-in-law's accuser.

The typical homeowner saw their monthly mortgage payment jump by more than $600 in just three years, an eye-watering surge.

They're animeniacs.

The Love Island USA Season 7 cast is taking their drama from Fiji to Los Angeles. 

The Yankees need to start stringing some wins together.

Trade $10, get $10 with the Kalshi promo code NYPMAX for the Yankees vs. Angels prediction market.

Peter Serafinowicz hosts the reality competition, where one of fourteen contestants has to hide the fact that they're a new millionaire.

A SurveyUSA poll released Tuesday, April 14, shows Democratic candidate Tom Steyer leading with 21% of likely voters.

The anti-fraud task force led by Vice President JD Vance has suspended 447 hospices and 23 home health agencies suspected of fraud in Los Angeles, with a total fraud estimate of more than $600 million.

Build something better.

The sanctioned Chinese oil tanker that appeared to have crossed the Strait of Hormuz after the US blockade was implemented had been stopped and forced to dock in Iran, new tracking data shows.

The technology allows visitors to scan a QR code at the entrance upon arrival.

Tax Freedom Day Underestimates How Long You Work For The Government

Authored by Jonathan Newman via The Mises Institute,

Tax Freedom Day, calculated by the Tax Foundation, “represents how long Americans as a whole have to work in order to pay the nation’s tax burden.”

It appears that they stopped publishing this in 2019, but others have picked up where they left off.

The idea is that the income earned by taxpayers over a certain proportion of the year goes to Uncle Sam.

In 2025, that date was April 16th.

But the burden of government is much larger than the amount we pay in taxes.

The government spends much more than it collects in taxes, diverting valuable resources away from where they would be used in the private market economy, subject to the profit and loss test of the market.

The difference is made up by new government debt.

Much of that debt is purchased by the Federal Reserve with new money, resulting in price inflation, exacerbated income inequality, booms and busts, and financial fragility.

The cost of government is much more than what we pay in taxes.

Rothbard suggested a measure of “total government depredation on the economy” that involves starting with net national product (like GDP but takes capital depreciation into account) and deducting all government spending at all levels, including transfer payments, government officials’ salaries, and the salaries of those employed by government enterprises.

Rothbard considered all government activity as a depredation.

In 2025, this total fiscal burden was $11 trillion.

Net national product was $25.7 trillion, which gives us a ratio of 42.7%.

When we turn that ratio into a date on the calendar, we get June 5.

In short, while Tax Freedom Day is mid-April, Rothbard’s measure of the government’s fiscal burden reveals that Americans don’t truly start working for themselves until June 5, over seven weeks later.

Tyler Durden Wed, 04/15/2026 - 14:40

One of the hardest-hit areas is the visual development unit at Marvel Studios, the award-winning team responsible for shaping the signature look of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.