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About That Divorce
Opinion -Relations between red and blue America continue deteriorating. A national divorce refers to the peaceful dissolution of a country by consent. Contemplating a national divorce as we celebrate America’s 250th birthday might seem sacrilegious, but few leaders seem to care about rebuilding the bonds of trust among Americans. Precedents exist, most notably the 1992 dissolution […] -
Price Ceilings Do Not Help
Opinion -President Trump takes Americans’ affordability concerns seriously. He recently capped credit card interest rates at 10 percent. Unfortunately, price controls address symptoms and not causes of affordability. The President’s legal authority to limit interest rates is unclear. My discussion presumes that the cap takes effect. People do not like high prices for things we buy. […] -
The Year of Water
Opinion -Leaders from around the world met in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to discuss rapid technological advancements, pollution, and other issues facing the globe. Among the big topics for this years’ meeting was the UN declaring 2026 to be the “Year of Water.” “This year’s Annual Meeting in Davos will have […] -
Trump’s Proposed Health Care Plan Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Opinion -President Trump announced last week the outline of what he is referring to as “The Great Healthcare Plan.” According to a White House Fact Sheet, the proposal would codify previous deals between the Trump administration and more than a dozen major drugmakers to significantly lower the cost of certain prescription drugs in exchange for a […] -
Palisade to Fruita in 15 Minutes?
Opinion -At Club 20 in the 1990s, we often fought against diverting highway funds for non-highway purposes, such as mass transit. -
Trump Selects Fed Critic to Replace Powell for Fed Chair
Opinion -President Trump has selected Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor and current Hoover Institute fellow, to replace Jerome Powell as the chair of the Federal Reserve. While it is unclear what Warsh would actually do, assuming that he is confirmed to be the next chairman, his past criticisms of the Federal Reserve provide hope […] -
Schools Should Teach Basic Science, Not Climate Alarmist Propaganda
Opinion -Since 2009, American eighth graders have taken the National Assessment of Educational Progress Science Assessment to measure “their ability to engage in scientific inquiry and to conduct scientific investigations in real-world contexts.” In 2024, the average score on the NAEP Science Assessment decreased by four points from 2019. Even worse, the Nation’s Report Card notes […] -
Davos Derangement Disorder
Opinion -For more than 50 years, globalists have descended upon Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to push “stakeholder capitalism,” a synonym for global socialism. Meanwhile, the first-ever World Prosperity Forum (WPF) is taking place in nearby Zurich with a decidedly different message: “freedom, markets, and human flourishing.” “While the World Economic Forum […] -
99 Percent Market Dominance – And It Ain’t a Monopoly. Just Organic Choices by Individuals.
Opinion -I am a conservative. Who thinks decades’ worth of a lack of proper antitrust enforcement – has been a key component in the downfall of America. Especially in the tech sector. Especially with Big Tech The likes of Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are so incredibly huge in large part because Big Government has colluded […] -
Poor Nations Won’t follow Europe, UN in Economic Suicide
Opinion -Calling them wasteful and a threat to America’s sovereignty, freedoms, and prosperity, President Trump pulled the United States out of 66 international organizations – most importantly the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the foundation for “climate crisis” treaties and policies. He also withdrew the United States from the Paris climate agreement, vetoed U.S. attendance […] -
Nuclear Is the Most Reliable Path to Affordable Electricity
Opinion -Political leaders are increasingly prioritizing affordability (without the need for subsidies) as a cornerstone of electricity policy. They are now recognizing that high costs burden households, stifle economic growth, and fuel public discontent in wealthier nations that are providing taxpayer subsidies to support unreliable electricity from wind and solar. These same political leaders in the […] -
Will the Next Big Crash Lead to the Great Taking?
Opinion -The best-kept secret on Wall Street is not how Jeffrey Epstein became filthy rich; it is that ordinary Americans do not actually own the assets in their investment and retirement accounts. -
The World Prosperity Forum Vs. World Economic Forum
Opinion -Since 1971, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has hosted an annual “conference in the Swiss Alps” to spread “stakeholder capitalism,” a fancy term for global socialism. The first annual meeting included “450 participants from 31 countries – managers from various companies in Europe, as well as members of the European Commission, and leading academics from […] -
Unlike Biden, Trump Honors National School Choice Week
Opinion -During President Joe Biden’s term, school choice was generally shunned, certainly not celebrated, by the administration. On the other hand, during President Trump’s second term, school choice has become the centerpiece of the administration’s education agenda. On January 26, the Department of Education “kicked off its celebration of National School Choice Week, a time to […] -
Happy National School Choice Week!
Opinion -Although many Americans, me included, are not in a jolly mood given the awful winter storm that has made life outside unbearable the past few days, there is a reason to celebrate this week in the winter doldrums because it is National School Choice Week. Since 2011, National School Choice Week has helped “families learn […] -
On Energy Policy, Kamala Harris Is Clueless
Opinion -The timing of Harris’ unflinching support for unaffordable and unreliable renewable energy coupled with her antipathy towards abundant, affordable, and reliable fossil fuels could not come at a worse time for the American people or the U.S. economy at large. -
New Poll Shows Americans Are Very Worried about Election Integrity
Opinion -Free and fair elections are the bedrock of a well-functioning society. As history has shown, once the populace loses faith in the integrity of the election process, very bad things can follow. -
Kamala Harris: Climate Alarmist, Energy Luddite
Opinion -Aside from her antipathy towards fossil fuels, Harris is a firm supporter of renewable energy mandates, including the preposterous idea of making the entire U.S. economy “carbon neutral” in just a few decades. -
Waging War on Modern Agriculture and Global Nutrition
Opinion -In plain English, Agro-Ecology is rabidly opposed to biotechnology, monoculture farming, non-organic fertilizers, chemical pesticides, and even mechanized equipment and hybrid seeds. -
The Dangerous Delusion of Transitioning to ‘Just Electricity’
Opinion -The elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss is that crude oil is the foundation of our materialistic society as it is the basis of all products and fuels demanded by the 8 billion on this planet. -
Democratic Socialists of America Throw AOC Under the Bus
Opinion -To be clear, the DSA’s blind embrace of neo-Marxism extends well beyond the current Israeli-Hamas conflict; that particular issue just happens to be their priority at this moment for some strange reason. -
The United States Has Become an Irresponsible, Debt-Addicted Nation
Opinion -As of now, the federal government has an absolutely mind-boggling $217 trillion in total unfunded liabilities on the books. -
More Bad News on the Electric Vehicle Front
Opinion -Based on Americans’ reluctance to purchase EVs, I think it’s safe to say at this point that the EV rollout has been a disaster so far. -
Preserving Antiquities, or Regulating Economics?
Opinion -Several western leaders are calling for a review of the Antiquities Act of 1906, which some even want repealed, claiming presidents have abused its broad authority.
