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Five Years Later, Evidence of Fracking’s Safety Is Stronger than Ever
Opinion -Since 2010, there have been more than two dozen peer-reviewed studies determining the fracking process is not a systemic threat to groundwater. -
Beware the Offshore Wind Oligarchy
Opinion -Of course it is possible the states will simply ditch the targets, or slip them harmlessly into the future, so they can repeatedly reject the high bids. This might even wipe out offshore wind, which is what it deserves. Watching that happen, perhaps even helping it along, could be great fun. -
Americans’ Trust in Mass Media Sinks to Record Low
Opinion -Unfortunately, the days of the mass media bringing the news fully, accurately, and fairly are long gone. Unlike the 1970s, when the mass media reported the news, today, the mass media have an agenda and use their media megaphone to shape the news to fit with their preferred ideological narrative. -
Biden Declares War on Menthol Cigarettes
Opinion -Although well-intended, the FDA’s rule to ban menthol cigarettes based on the premise that removing these products from the marketplace will reduce youth experimentation and addiction to such products is rather unconvincing. -
Green Hydrogen Needs Vast Subsidies
Opinion -Governments propose to replace hydrocarbon fuels with hydrogen fuel, using hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies. But vast subsidies won’t be enough to overcome the insurmountable problems with green hydrogen fuel. -
Decisions Based on Science, or Spirits?
Opinion -Like most people, I am fascinated by Native American history and traditions. There is much to admire about those people, several of whom are among my own ancestors. But we should not confuse that admiration with science. Most Native Americans today certainly would not do so. -
A Skeptical Look at Laudate Deum
Opinion -The moral questions that are addressed by Pope Francis do merit consideration. Pollution and litter are real issues, along with unnecessary deforestation, overfishing, and poaching. Poverty is likewise something Christians are called to be concerned about. Fortunately, both of those issues can be aided by helping impoverished nations unlock their energy industries and invest in development. People are more concerned with conservation when they are not so worried about putting food on the table. -
Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden
Opinion -At least 12 sets of documented facts prove that Joe Biden engaged in actions that accord with textbook definitions of bribery, extortion, abuse of power, and obstruction of justice. Furthermore, no less than three major defenses of Biden are littered with half-truths and outright falsehoods. -
New Documentary Challenges ‘Climate Crisis’ with Facts, Sound Science, and Commonsense
Opinion -For far too long, the climate alarmists have held great sway over the dissemination of information that counters their narrative, including assistance from Big Tech in their quest to suppress any and all counterarguments. For anyone seeking an even-handed, fact-based approach to one of the most significant issues of our time, “A Climate Conversation” is a must-see. -
Christopher Columbus and Hurricanes in the Atlantic
Opinion -Records like the ones kept by Columbus and his fellow voyagers are now indispensable for meteorologists who depend on them to piece together part of the picture of weather history. Sailors kept great records, which is how they knew to plot their courses and the timing of their departure from safe harbor so that they avoided being in hurricane hot zones during the peak of the season. -
The Climate Change-Industrial Complex Is an Existential Threat
Opinion -Before it is too late, those of us who will pay the ultimate price, both in a degraded standard of living and a less free and open society, must push back against the climate change-industrial complex. For if we do not, we may, as Ike warned, let “public policy … itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.” -
The ‘Green Pope’ Is Dead Wrong, Again, on Climate Change
Opinion -Put simply, Pope Francis is completely wrong regarding all things concerning climate change. However, I can’t help but wonder if he is being used as a pawn by those who benefit from touting the climate change lie, seeing as how he is the leader of one of the most influential religious institutions the world over. Maybe climate change and religion, which are both based on belief, have more in common than we thought. -
The Real Subject of the Budget Debate Is the Uniparty
Opinion -Regardless of the ultimate outcome of this political battle over the budget, the shutdown conflict is undermining the foundations of the uniparty because a small group of Republicans has finally decided to act as reformers instead of conservatives. -
Superfund Cleanups Descend into Uncertainty
Opinion -Sound public policy should encourage companies to step forward, begin the cleanup process and later recoup costs they have incurred beyond their fair share. Government should find ways to save Superfund money for situations where responsible parties cannot be located or no longer exist. -
Everything About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Unconstitutional
Opinion -Perhaps the worst portion of Dodd-Frank - was the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which is perhaps the most massive of the Dodd-Frank regulatory impositions on the banking sector. Oh - and the CFPB is totally unconstitutional because it purports to be an “independent agency.” -
The Supreme Court Must Terminate Big Tech Tyranny
Opinion -In today’s day and age, Big Tech social media companies such as Facebook and YouTube are similar to yesteryear’s telephone companies like Ma Bell, and should come under the same rules. -
The Dangerous Delusion of a Global Transition to ‘Just Electricity’
Opinion -World leaders continue experiencing a “dangerous delusion” of a global transition to “just electricity” that they believe will eliminate the use of the crude oil that made society achieve so much in a few centuries. -
Proposition HH Is Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing for Colorado Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Opinion -Overall, any substantial benefits to the taxpayers in the form of property tax reductions would be overshadowed by long-term tax increases. As a good rule of thumb, if any liberal politician is pushing for “tax reform” it would inevitably take money out of taxpayers’ wallets. Proposition HH is, in fact, a wolf in sheep’s clothing for the rights the Colorado taxpayers have exercised since the implementation of TABOR. -
Under Biden, America Is Becoming a Police State
Opinion -Regrettably, at least for those of us who seek to maintain the values of separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, and the like, the Biden administration has run roughshod over these sacrosanct constitutional principles. -
Biden’s Gun Violence Prevention Office Fails to Address Root Cause of Problem
Opinion -While it is true that gun violence is ravaging communities across the country, particularly urban communities, it is naïve to believe that yet another federal government bureaucracy will solve this complicated problem. -
President Biden’s Offshore Wind Policies Make National Lobster Day a Day to Mourn
Opinion -Due to Biden’s offshore wind policies, National Lobster Day may soon become a day to memorialize the passing of a great industry, tradition, and a tasty meal. -
It’s the Spending, Stupid
Opinion -Congress, and the Republican-led House of Representatives in particular, controls the nation’s purse strings. With this being the case, it is imperative that the GOP play hardball concerning the looming budget showdown. -
Congress Must Fix the Broken Budget Process
Opinion -In 2000, our national debt stood at $5.6 trillion compared to our GDP, which clocked in at roughly $10 trillion. Today, those figures have almost reversed. Now, our national debt has ballooned to approximately $33 trillion, while our GDP has increased to $25 trillion. -
Fewer Hurricanes Are Hitting New England
Opinion -Rather than scaring the public into believing climate change is or will make New England hurricanes more frequent and deadlier, the media should report the welcome facts that New England hurricanes are becoming rarer and less deadly as the planet modestly warms.
