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Climate Change Weekly # 585— Existing Coal Plants Are Cheap Compared to Wind and Solar, Research Shows
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Beyond Net Zero: Toward a Carbon Symbiosis Society
Opinion -For more than a decade, governments around the world have pursued Net Zero as the defining goal of climate policy. Carbon dioxide has increasingly been portrayed as a pollutant that must be eliminated, and national success is often measured by the number of emissions reduced. -
Florida Wildlife Raise More Doubts About Climate Fearmongering
Opinion -“Scientific studies,” activist fundraising pitches and “news” stories about apocalyptic threats to Earth’s wildlife are as ubiquitous as trees in the Pacific Northwest. -
NEA Same Old, Same Old
Opinion -Earlier this month, the National Education Association, the country’s largest union, held its annual meeting in Denver. -
The Degenerate Socialists of America
Opinion -The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) came into being in the early 1980s, when the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee and New American Movement joined forces “to popularize the vision of an ecumenical, multi-tendency socialist organization.” -
Here Is a Preview of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Anti-America Platform
Opinion -The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), “the largest socialist organization in the United States,” will officially release its new platform July 14, the Workers Deserve More program, as it seeks to solidify socialism in the United States. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #153: Positive Signs of an Economic Turnaround
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Last week’s economic news suggests that the U.S. economy is reforming, moving in a long-term positive direction. The key factor is ... -
PRESS RELEASE: Heartland Institute Reacts to Democratic Socialists of America’s Anti-American Platform
Opinion -Press Release -As has been the case in nearly every failed socialist experiment over more than a century, the middle- and working-classes do not flourish, they become slaves to the state. -
Economics and Artificial Intelligence
Opinion -Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) liberate or enslave humanity? As an economist with zero technical expertise, I will not venture a guess. But some economic fundamentals offer some perspective on the AI economy. -
Door Dash and Affordability
Opinion -Affordability has become a paramount political issue, especially housing for young Americans. But do poor spending decisions and not house prices keep Gen Z and Millennials from buying? The debate highlights how markets ration goods and suggests that young Americans may face unprecedented challenges. -
Elon Musk’s Trillion Dollars
Opinion -SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO) made Elon Musk humanity’s first trillionaire. This threshold has escalated leftist rhetoric against the rich. Mr. Musk’s wealth illustrates important aspects of markets and the nature of seizing wealth. -
Class Warfare
Opinion -Student violence in many of our nation’s schools is out of control. An Education Week teacher survey, whose results were released in March, found that 35% of respondents said classroom behavior was “a lot worse” than last year. It’s not just children fighting with each other; teachers are often on the receiving end of assaults. -
The Next Hurdle for Democratic Socialism Awaits in Michigan
Opinion -The Democratic Party primary election for U.S. Senate in Michigan on August 4 is a big test for democratic socialism and could foretell the left’s political course for the next generation. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #152: Immigration Driving Up Housing Costs
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Mass immigration has contributed to the rapid increase in the price of housing, I noted in my Heartland Institute policy study on “Housing Affordability: America’s Short-Term Crisis and Long-Term Problem.” A draft working paper from the Federal Reserve confirms that conclusion, with the researchers stating illegal immigration drove 30 percent of the increase in home prices during the years 2021 through 2024, along with 20 percent of the rise in rent prices. -
Climate Change Weekly # 584—They Knew: Impossible Climate Model Scenario Widely Used Despite Known Flaws
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Nine Energy Questions that Could Decide America’s Future
Opinion -California, the fourth largest economy in the world, is growing its dependence on transportation fuels made from refined crude oil at foreign refineries that is becoming a national security risk for America. California has closed two refineries, and more closures are eminent as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is tightening up the regulations on […] -
No, Paris, American Air Conditioners Did Not Cause Europe’s Heat Wave
Opinion -Indeed, living in this incredible, diverse, energized country, during this time in history, with our modern transportation, communication, healthcare and AIR CONDITIONING technologies, is a true blessing. -
Another Dimwitted Democratic Socialist Defeats a Dumb Democrat
Opinion -On June 30, another proud member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), not the Democratic Party, 29-year-old Melat Kiros, defeated a so-called moderate, establishment Democrat in a Democratic Party primary election. -
Without Crude Oil, Society Is Dismantled
Opinion -The zero-emissions debate asks when we can stop burning crude oil. The harder question — one that remains largely unasked — is what we propose to make things from once we do. -
Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros Will Definitely ‘Deliver Change for Denver’
Opinion -Based on recent electoral results, democratic socialism is hotter than the current “heat dome.” In fact, democratic socialism is so red-hot (no pun intended) that it is turning blue districts red, socialist red that is. -
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Life, Liberty, Property #151: Can Warsh Lead Us Out of the Inflation Trap?
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Markets are indicating strong optimism about the U.S. dollar. An article at Unleash Prosperity’s Hotline argues new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin “Warsh Is Slaying Inflation Already.” -
Two Winners: Merit Pay and School Choice
Opinion -The recently released scores from the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the nation’s report card, offer little good news. -
Socialism Is Surging: Democratic Socialist Sweep NYC Congressional Primaries
Opinion -It is difficult to reconcile the surge of socialism, specifically democratic socialism, in the United States of America precisely as the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. -
The Other ‘Problem’ with Socialism
Opinion -In 1976, Margaret Thatcher said during a television interview, “Socialist governments traditionally do make a financial mess. They always run out of other people’s money.”
