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The Sandstorm: Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Update
Opinion -Editorial -According to a recent Speech First report, the nation’s leading medical schools are controlled by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion fanatics, who inflict beliefs such as “weight inclusivity,” racial justice, and gender ideology on their staff and students through policies, forced statements, and curricular mandates. -
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New Rule Curtails Improper ACA Enrollment to Keep Costs Down
Publication -In keeping with its pledge to rein in the soaring cost of health care in the United States, the Trump administration issued a new rule to clamp down on improper enrollment in Obamacare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued “The 2025 Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Final Rule” on June 20. The rule will […] -
California continues to devastate its economy for a net-zero dream world
Opinion -Editorial -As reported by Californians for Energy Independence, California’s Economy is supported by Oil and Gas, so let’s look at the state’s demands for the products and transportation fuels that so- called renewables like wind and solar CANNOT make for society, as they can ONLY generate electricity under favorable weather conditions. -
Research and Commentary: New Hampshire Right to Try Legislation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Suffering patients deserve access to investigational treatments. In New Hampshire, HB 701 would expand access to drugs, biologics, and devices that have not yet been fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) but could help patients who have no other options. HB 701 would release doctors and health care providers from potential lawsuits, prosecution, or regulatory action for giving such treatments with the informed consent of the patient or guardian. -
Life, Liberty, Property #109: Shooting for Fairness—but for Whom?
Opinion -A quick tour of downtown Indianapolis on any particular night (make sure to wear your bulletproof helmet and body armor) easily confirms that the pre-BLM (2013) curfew-arrest rates for visibly differing populations accorded with reality and that the law is not being enforced today. On the night of July 4, police officers “made at least 20 arrests before the downtown shooting took place,” Indianapolis TV station Fox 59 reported. However, there were “hundreds of unsupervised kids down here,” Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Chris Bailey told the press. -
Research & Commentary: Annually Updated EdChoice Report Collects Overwhelming Empirical Evidence of the Benefits of Education Choice Programs
Publication -Research and Commentaries -EdChoice, one of the national leaders in education choice advocacy and research, has released a new, updated “in-depth review of the available research on private school choice programs in America.” The 123s of School Choice, originally published in 2019 and updated this June, gathers information from 203 empirical studies on choice programs—including vouchers, education savings accounts (ESAs), […] -
Research & Commentary: New Index Shows Arkansas in the Vanguard of the Education Choice Movement, but Work Still Needs to Be Done
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report shows Arkansas among the leaders in a nationwide education movement still building momentum. According to the 2025 EdChoice Friedman Index—a new measuring system released in April by the titular education reform organization, which is designed to measure how much educational choice families in a particular state actually have—Arkansas takes the second spot, just […] -
Research & Commentary: EIA Again Finds Natural Gas at the Forefront in Decline of U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The latest release of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual U.S. Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions report has found, once again, that natural gas continues to be at the forefront in the decline of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the United States. According to the report, power sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions remained near their […] -
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Investigation Heats Up After Biden Revealed Late Stage Prostate Cancer
Publication -The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has expanded its investigation of the cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s health, prostate cancer, and mental decline. On June 4, Chairman James Comer subpoenaed five former senior White House aides to appear for transcribed interviews in addition to Biden’s physician, Kevin O’Connor, M.D. In May, Biden […] -
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Trump Administration Pressures Insurers to Streamline Prior Authorization
Publication -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has secured a pledge from insurers to streamline the companies’ practice of requiring prior authorizations before covering a claim. “Americans shouldn’t have to negotiate with their insurer to get the care they need,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a June 23, 2025, news release. “Pitting patients […] -
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Supreme Court Decision Allows Task Force to Mandate HIV Prevention Drugs
Publication -The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the legality of a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requiring insurers to cover preventative care services without cost sharing, including services that employers may find objectionable. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force determines what services should be covered. The plaintiffs in Kennedy, Sec. of H&HS v. Braidwood Management […] -
Combatting Classroom Chaos
Opinion -Editorial -Restoring order to America’s classrooms requires reversing years of misguided federal policies that focused on racial quotas and therapeutic interventions. -
It’s Hot Weather, But Not Man-Made
Opinion -Editorial -This week the United States experienced the first major heat wave of 2025. Over 160 million people in the Midwest, the South, and the East Coast experienced temperatures approaching 100oF. Many in the media claim that the soaring temperatures are due to human-caused global warming. But a look at history shows that such high temperatures have been experienced many times in the past. -
Feds ignore their research on windmills killing eagles
Opinion -Editorial -The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has an ongoing research program on detecting and deterring the killing of eagles and other flying critters by wind turbines. The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issues eagle killing permits to wind facilities, which are supposed to incorporate technologies that minimize deaths. -
Federal ‘School Choice’ Program Irks Left and Right
Opinion -A national “school choice” program in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on Independence Day by President Donald Trump, drawing both applause and concerns from conservatives. Language protecting religious liberty and seeking to restrain government control of private schools was stripped from the legislation before passage. Supporters argued that the program, even though […] -
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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Test Value of Medicaid, ACA
Publication -Congress and President Donald Trump moved to cut the exploding costs of government-sponsored health-care programs, as part of the $3.4 trillion One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) budget package Trump signed into law on Independence Day. Ballooning enrollment in Medicaid and subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans has put increasing pressure on the federal budget. […] -
The Culture War Goes to Court
Opinion -Editorial -While parents have every right to be happy with the SCOTUS rulings, the decisions come with a major caveat. No matter what the Court rules, teachers can teach whatever they want once the school day starts and the classroom door closes. As a former teacher, I know this all too well. -
Reducing Unfair Discrimination: Statism vs. Free-Market Capitalism
Opinion -Editorial -“Man is an unoriginal animal,” says Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie’s “Cards on the Table.” This human tendency to keep doing essentially the same thing may be one reason why we still use government laws and regulations to deal with unfair discrimination regardless of the evidence that they are better at creating rather than eliminating […] -
The Economic Imperative for Nuclear Power
Opinion -Editorial -This article examines the economic rationale behind the adoption of nuclear power for electricity, with a focus on the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) and Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies as catalysts for industrial and economic growth, providing a lifeline out of poverty and instability. -
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Health Savings Account Expansion Survives in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
Publication -After nearly a month of debate, the U.S. Senate sent its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) to the U.S. House for final passage, in time to land on President Donald Trump’s desk by July 4. The House version of the budget reconciliation bill passed on May 22 included provisions to expand […] -
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Health Coverage Is Not the Only Measure of Success – Commentary
Publication -In evaluating the success of Obamacare in general and Medicaid expansion in particular, reporters and commentators have tended to focus on a single measure: health coverage, the increase in the number of people with health insurance. At the same time, in evaluating the health consequences of the House Republican reconciliation measure, almost all the focus […] -
Supreme Court Nips NEPA – A Good Start
Opinion -Editorial -County Commissioners there had challenged the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of the 88-mile rail line, proposed by seven Utah counties as a vital transportation connection from the oil-rich region to the national rail network. -
From Cloned Sheep to Wooly Mammoths
Opinion -For years there has been speculation about recreating the wooly mammoth, for example, because there are frozen carcasses to work with. -
The Trump Administration Advocates for Nuclear Power.
Opinion -Affordable and reliable electricity from nuclear power sources is a necessity to ensure future balanced economic growth that is a lifeline out of poverty, and security for citizens around the world.
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