Opinion
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Reverse Pyramid Scheme: Average Annual State Budget Is 37 Percent Federal Money
Opinion -Editorial -An alleged bulwark against the 50 states overspending like the federal government has been the old saw: “The states can’t print money.” Another alleged bulwark, 49 of the 50 states have some sort of self-imposed balanced budget requirement. From Grok: “49 US states have some form of balanced budget requirement, which mandates that their operating budgets (excluding capital and pension funds) cannot run a […] -
Prosperity, Happiness, and Revolution
Opinion -Editorial -Capitalism is in the crosshairs of most progressive, post-modern, Marxist and anti-progress intellectuals and academics. Destroying capitalism would reduce our standard of living. But leftists might already be making Americans less happy than our prosperity should afford. Chris Rufo dissects the progressive assault in his excellent book America’s Cultural Revolution, including the work of the […] -
Crony Capitalism and Socialism
Opinion -Editorial -Voluntary transactions between consumers, firms, employees, and investors and direction using coercive commands, or capitalism and socialism, provide alternative ways to organize an economy. America’s mixed economy is neither capitalist nor socialist. But government favors for business, or “crony capitalism,” may be increasing support for socialism. Government can benefit businesses in numerous ways. Nobel prize […] -
40 Examples of Fake News in 2025
Opinion -Editorial -For the purpose of media accountability, Just Facts has summarized 40 misleading claims spread by journalists, commentators, and so-called fact checkers during 2025. Each example quotes a specific media outlet, but the vast bulk of these falsehoods and half-truths were spread by multiple news sources, and some were propagated by dozens. 1: Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss An Associated Press article published by PBS in December claimed that “climate change” is making […] -
U.S. Colleges Are Rapidly Losing Relevance. Students Should Consider Other Options
Opinion -Editorial -Students are less prepared than ever for college, but grade inflation continues. -
MAGA Socialists?
Opinion -Editorial -The MAGA movement has never seemingly embraced socialism. Does this portend a socialist future? -
The World’s Population Explosion Demands New Energy and Electricity Channels
Opinion -Editorial -Utilizing but not replenishing the natural resources of Planet Earth has limitations. -
“Stupid in America” Turns 20
Opinion -Editorial -Many American public schools have become perverse, left-wing failure factories, putting the nation at risk. -
Destroying Countrysides to Save Earth from a Climate Non-crisis
Opinion -Editorial -Make-believe renewable energy hammers croplands, habitats, scenery – and families. -
Europe Threatens American Free Enterprise
Opinion -Editorial -The CSDDD’s scope is enormous. -
PRESS RELEASE: Public Interest Groups Applaud the Trump Administration’s Order Halting the Virginia Wind Project
Opinion -Press Release -National security concerns with Virginia Wind have been documented by the Navy for years -
Environmental Groups Urge Congress to Ban Data Centers
Opinion -Editorial -Environmental groups seek to halt data center construction in the United States. -
Are Zero-emissions Ideologues Energy Blind?
Opinion -Editorial -Shockingly, zero-emissions zealots have no comprehension that renewables like wind and solar only exist to generate occasional electricity. -
Feds Own the Dams – Who Owns the Water?
Opinion -Editorial -Farmers throughout the West have lived for decades with the understanding that water delivered from reclamation projects is a right attached to their land. -
Cronyism: DC’s Selective Enforcement of Preemption (Net Neutrality v AI)
Opinion -Editorial -The U.S. Constitution severely restricts what the federal government is allowed to do by specifically delineating the federal government’s powers. -
Supreme Court Should Not Let Climate Lawfare Set Energy Policy
Opinion -Editorial -Climate lawfare is Big Business. State, county and city lawyers have filed some 30 lawsuits, alleging that oil companies misrepresented the impacts of their products and caused billions of dollars in climate and weather damages. -
Climate Change Weekly # 566— Big Banks No Longer Bound by Federal Climate Accounting Rules
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
Life, Liberty, Property #127: Is There No Escaping the Entitlement Trap?
Opinion -Editorial -The failure of both the Democrat and Republican plans for extending or partially replacing the enhanced Obamacare subsidies last Thursday shows just how rare and difficult it is for politicians and taxpayers to escape the entitlement trap. -
Climate Change Weekly # 565— Foreign Elites, China Fund American Climate Alarm
Opinion -Legacy Climate Change Weekly -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
The Actual Facts on Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
Opinion -Editorial -Obamacare was enacted with claims that it would make health care “affordable,” reduce budget deficits, and save families money. None of that happened. -
Nuclear-generated Electricity Overshadows Government-subsidized Wind and Solar
Opinion -Editorial -In the twenty-first century, there is one thing that all countries and their governments, regardless of ideology, have in common: The standard of living in that country is directly a function of the availability of electricity. -
Rising Electricity Prices? Blame Green Energy Policies, Not President Trump
Opinion -Editorial -Electricity prices are rising, and Democrats blame President Trump. The real culprit can be found in the Democrats' green energy policies. -
Socialism Is Antithetical to the Genuine American Dream
Opinion -Editorial -As life becomes more unaffordable for young people, socialism becomes more appealing. -
Trump’s Pivot Could Make Health Care Affordable Again
Opinion -Editorial -Empowering consumers and strengthening competition through direct payment are the answer.