Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed attorney, Lee Kaplan.

Kevin Price, Editor at Large for USABR and Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business show, recently interviewed Lee Kaplan of the business law firm, Murphy Ball Stratton about the politics of Texas and nationwide. Kaplan is a long time contributor of the Price of Business show and brings important perspectives on politics, business, and the law.

On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price visited with attorney Lee Kaplan.

• Law Firm Introduction: Lee Kaplan introduces his litigation firm, Murphy Ball Stratton (mbs-smartlaw.com), highlighting their work in litigation, arbitration, appeals, and mediations.
• ICE Overreach Concerns: The pair discuss aggressive enforcement tactics by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), comparing them to extreme authoritarian methods. They point to instances of unmarked vehicles driving individuals off the road and firearm incidents, attributing the systemic issues to a lack of legislative immigration reform.
• Critique of Political Leadership: Kaplan blames congressional inaction on strategic political maneuvers intended to keep immigration as a campaign issue rather than resolving it through compromise. They also discuss administrative economic claims, dismissing efforts to deny rising living costs as out of touch with average consumers.
• Political Strategy & Elections: Price and Kaplan explore shifts in national political figures, candidate viability, and electoral dynamics, emphasizing the unpredictable nature of future presidential choices.
• Voter Call to Action: Kaplan concludes with a direct appeal to citizens across the country, stressing the necessity of individual participation in upcoming elections and urging everyone to exercise their right to vote.

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Key Provisions of the Deal

Strategic Wins and Losses

Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Jeremy Murphy.

On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price interviews former CBS TV Vice President, Jeremy Murphy.

In this segment of The Price of Business, host Kevin Price speaks with media insider and PR expert Jeremy Murphy about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s shifting public standing and their rumored return to London. Murphy argues that the couple’s popularity in the U.S. has severely eroded due to failed commercial ventures—including declining deals with platforms like Spotify and Netflix—and a growing perception of hypocrisy, famously satirized by South Park’s “Worldwide Privacy Tour.” They discuss allegations of internal staff friction, Markle’s low UK approval ratings, and canceled acting opportunities, including a rumored role in Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen. Murphy speculates that their desire to mend relations with King Charles III before his eventual passing may be driven by both financial survival and legal concerns regarding child custody in the event of a potential divorce.

According to a statement, “Jeremy Murphy is a sarcastic, embittered veteran of the media industry. Founder of 360bespoke, a respected boutique PR agency in New York, Murphy handles a full roster of clients in the lifestyle, beauty, fashion, and start-up fields. Previously, he was Vice President of Communications at CBS, where he worked for 14 years. There, he oversaw PR for many of its divisions and created its glossy magazine Watch. Murphy started as a journalist, working with Knight Ridder newspapers and Mediaweek. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and lives in New York with his cat, Champers.”

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The accumulation of the United States national debt demonstrates a rapid acceleration over time. The journey from the founding of the nation to $40 trillion is marked by distinct thresholds, with each subsequent trillion-dollar milestone arriving in shorter intervals.

Founding to $1 Trillion (1789–1981)

• Time Elapsed: 192 years
• Milestone Year: 1981

Following the establishment of the federal government in 1789, it took nearly two centuries for the total gross national debt to reach $1 trillion, officially breaching the mark under President Ronald Reagan in October 1981.

$1 Trillion to $10 Trillion (1981–2008)

• Time Elapsed: 27 years
• Milestone Year: 2008

Driven by increased defense spending, tax cuts, and expanding entitlement programs, the debt grew ten-fold over nearly three decades. The $10 trillion mark was crossed in September 2008 during the onset of the Global Financial Crisis.

$10 Trillion to $20 Trillion (2008–2017)

• Time Elapsed: 9 years
• Milestone Year: 2017

Economic stimulus spending, lowered tax revenues from the Great Recession, and sustained federal deficits accelerated the debt pace. The total national debt reached $20 trillion for the first time in September 2017.

$20 Trillion to $30 Trillion (2017–2022)

• Time Elapsed: 4.5 years
• Milestone Year: 2022

Driven heavily by emergency relief spending during the COVID-19 pandemic alongside tax relief measures and rising structural spending, the debt added another $10 trillion in under five years, breaching $30 trillion in February 2022.

$30 Trillion to $40 Trillion (2022–2026)

• Time Elapsed: 4.5 years
• Milestone Year: 2026

Higher interest rates increased net interest obligations on government borrowing, compounding persistent fiscal deficits. The debt officially reached $40 trillion in August 2026, taking less than five years to add the final $10 trillion.

• Vermont
  • Electoral margins: Consistently yields 25 to 35+ point winning margins for Democratic presidential candidates.
  • Demographics & Culture: High concentration of progressive voters, strong environmentalism, and a deep history of left-leaning civic activism.
  • State control: Democratic party holds veto-proof supermajorities in both state legislative chambers.
• Hawaii
  • Electoral margins: Delivers Democratic presidential margins routinely exceeding 25 to 30 percentage points.
  • Demographics & Culture: Diverse non-white majority, strong union representation, and reliance on federal spending and tourism.
  • Representation: Near-total single-party dominance across state government, local offices, and federal seats since statehood.
• Massachusetts
  • Electoral margins: Voted Democratic by 25 to 30+ points in national elections for decades.
  • Demographics & Culture: High percentage of college-educated voters, dense suburban electorate, and deeply rooted institutional liberalism.
  • Federal delegation: All U.S. House representatives and U.S. Senators are Democrats.

Most Solidly Republican States

• Wyoming
  • Electoral margins: Ranks as the safest Republican state in the nation, regularly giving GOP presidential candidates over 65% of the vote.
  • Demographics & Economy: Heavily rural, energy-dependent (coal, oil, gas), with a strong culture of low taxes and anti-regulation.
  • State control: Enormous Republican supermajorities occupy both state legislative chambers alongside the executive branch.
• West Virginia
  • Electoral margins: Transformed into a conservative stronghold, yielding 30 to 40 point Republican presidential margins.
  • Demographics & Economy: Working-class electorate, energy-sector focus, and cultural opposition to federal environmental mandates.
  • State control: Sweeping Republican control across state offices, the legislature, and federal representation.
• Idaho
  • Electoral margins: Consistently generates 60%+ GOP vote shares in national and statewide races.
  • Demographics & Culture: Strong influx of conservative transplants, libertarian policy preferences, and rural traditionalism.
  • State control: Unbroken Republican trifecta managing the governor’s office and state legislature for decades.

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Recently Kevin Price, Host of the nationally syndicated Price of Business Show, interviewed Andy Esser.

On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price interviewed Andy Esser, Financial Advisor at Edward Jones.

They discussed the new research from Edward Jones and Morning Consult showing Americans remain committed to saving for education but feel increasingly uncertain about how to pay for it. As many say they’re not saving enough and are balancing competing financial priorities – there is a growing gap between families’ goals and their preparedness. Even though there is an increased awareness of the flexibility of 529 educations savings plans, many families still don’t fully understand how to use them. Andy’s insights focused on practical steps to build confidence and create a clear savings strategy.

Andy Esser joined Edward Jones in 2008 after graduating magna cum laude from the College of William & Mary with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a Juris Doctor. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional and has earned the Chartered Financial Consultant®, Chartered Life Underwriter®, Accredited Asset Management Specialist™ and Certified Exit Planning Advisor® (CEPA®) designations. Based in Durham, North Carolina, Andy works with families, business owners and professionals to help them make clear, confident financial decisions aligned with their long-term goals.

Learn more at www.edwardjones.com/educationsavings.

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G7 Members

US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Canada.

BRICS+ Members

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Indonesia.

The global economic balance of power hinges on the fierce rivalry between the Western-led G7 and the expanding BRICS+ alliance, splitting the world into established wealthy nations and rising developing powers.

The Wealthy Bastion: G7 Perspective

GDP Profile: Holds $55.3T Nominal GDP, but falls behind in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) at $54.1T (29.9% global share).

Economic Leverage: Commands primary reserve currencies (USD/Euro), providing immense financial leverage and sanctions power.

Geopolitical Goal: Preserves the post-WWII “rules-based international order” centered in Western institutions.

Demographics: Represents 10% of global population; faces rapidly aging societies and slowing growth.

The Developing Vanguard: BRICS+ Perspective

GDP Profile: Commands a massive $68.4T PPP GDP (37.8% global share); Nominal GDP sits at $31.2T.

Economic Momentum: Driven by China and India, its purchasing power volume outpaces the G7 footprint.

Geopolitical Goal: Champions a “multipolar world order” to dismantle Western hegemony and elevate the Global South.

Resource Monopolies: Dominates global energy, controlling 40% of oil production and vast critical minerals.

The Core Structural Disconnect

Wealth vs. Scale: G7 holds concentrated historical wealth; BRICS+ holds human capital, landmass, and industrial output.

Financial Autonomy: G7 utilizes SWIFT diplomatically, prompting BRICS+ alternative payment networks and de-dollarization.

Cohesion: G7 is bound by democratic values; BRICS+ is an ideologically diverse trade-focused coalition.

The Mirror of the “Maximum” Mandate

In late 1941, the U.S. delivered the “Hull Note,” a proposal that demanded Japan’s complete and unconditional withdrawal from China and Indochina. To Tokyo, this was not a diplomatic opening but an ultimatum designed to be rejected. Fast forward to the February 2026 negotiations in Oman: the Trump administration’s “Twelve Demands”—including the total dismantling of facilities like Natanz and Fordow and the cessation of all regional proxy influence—represented an identical “maximalist” position. By demanding terms that would effectively require the Iranian regime to dismantle its own security architecture, the U.S. essentially ensured the failure of the talks it claimed to be pursuing.

Diplomacy as a Strategic “Check-the-Box”

Just as Japanese envoys Nomura and Kurusu were still meeting with Secretary of State Cordell Hull while the Kido Butai fleet was steaming toward Pearl Harbor, the 2026 escalation saw diplomacy and military preparation running on parallel tracks. Critics argue that the February talks were maintained primarily to establish a “diplomatic paper trail.” By remaining at the table until the final hours, the administration could claim it had “exhausted every peaceful avenue,” thereby sanitizing the massive strikes that began on February 28. More than this, as long as the US was at the table it gave Iran the impression that peace could still be established. This mirrors the “Day of Infamy” narrative, where the moral high ground is secured by portraying the enemy’s eventual response as an unprovoked betrayal of ongoing peace efforts.Furthermore, it provided a powerful element of surprise.

The Economic Noose

The 1941 oil embargo was the ultimate trigger, leaving Japan with a “use it or lose it” military timeline. The modern equivalent has been the absolute “zero-out” of Iranian oil exports and the freezing of central bank assets. In both cases, the U.S. utilized economic strangulation to force an adversary into a corner where “biting the cat” (as the Japanese proverb suggests) became the only perceived alternative to internal collapse.

The 2026 conflict is the culmination of this “back door to war” strategy—a clinical application of historical pressure points that has, once again, turned a diplomatic “process” into a launchpad for global instability.

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The Washinton Post is clearly failing, as its owner Jeff Bezos, beset by $100 million in annual losses, has laid off one third of its payroll and 40% of its journalists. But why?

The Post had vaulted to prominence when through its secret source Deep Throat, “broke” the Watergate scandal.

The Post had committed fraud by concealment in that scandal, but no one knew. Had it thereafter told the truth without fear or favor, as the world thought it had done in Watergate, it would be controlling the media today. It had rid our system of a conservative President-Nixon by lying-and sold a progressive-Obama, dishonestly. But the world was catching on, as the internet and talk radio pierced the media monopoly. The Post put all its chips on the anti-Trump line, and did so dishonestly. But unlike Watergate and the Iraq War, the public was not fooled. The Post has held itself out as a truth teller, but had told the public a most important lie, one about who it is. The Post has not been a truth teller, and the public saw to it that it failed.