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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 Milgram Experiments: Distressing Evidence of Human Nature or the Effectiveness of the Prussian Education System?
Opinion -Editorial -The harm done by the Prussian academic system, which we still use today, goes far beyond the poor academic results we see in schools. -
Tariffs and Domestic Taxes: Which Are More Harmful?
Opinion -Editorial -It seems strange that some people who do not want to cut government spending and do not complain about high domestic taxes are very excited about tariffs and predict horrible things happening if tariffs remain in place. Tariffs are just one kind of tax. Yes, tariffs can lead to some inefficiencies when we start producing […] -
Peer Review of Academic Articles: Gold Standard or Paper Money Standard?
Opinion -Editorial -The first time I heard that the current method used to accept scientific article submissions to academic journals—the peer review of academic articles—was the gold standard to ensure the quality of academic research, the statement sounded reasonable to me. It seemed that everybody agreed that peer review was the best method. However, watching poor decisions […] -
Small Businesses Stopped Hiring and Started Closing DECADES Ago
Opinion -Editorial -This is DC and Wall Street joining forces to wage war on Main Street. For decades. -
California Schools Are A Mess
Opinion -The Golden State’s education priorities are terribly misguided, schools are bleeding students, and teachers are being laid off. -
Newsom Relinquishing Control to China to Meet the Energy Demands of Californians?
Opinion -California’s Governor Newsom has been on this planet for 57 years and has yet to publicly recognize that modern life requires the use of fossil fuels to function. -
Colorado River: The Sky is Falling, Again
Opinion -Every year for the past 25, at least, negotiating teams for the seven states on the Colorado River have worked to overcome a new crisis, invariably driven by two entities: the State of California and the federal Bureau of Reclamation. -
School Choice Update: The Good, The Bad, And The Controversial
Opinion -Overall, there are now 76 private school choice programs in 35 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, with 18 states offering universal choice. -
Misinformation About the Arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan
Opinion -The broadsides of Booker and the other high-profile progressives bear no resemblance to the facts of this case. -
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Electric Vehicles
Opinion -The recently released documentary “Electric Vehicles: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” isn’t just another documentary that lazily cheerleads the industry, though there is a fair amount of marveling at the technology and underscoring its benefits and potential. -
Measuring Performance in Education: Why Do Many Teachers Dislike It?
Opinion -If we really care about education, all government interference that favors the Prussian education system should be eliminated. -
Wind Power’s Eagle-Kill Permits Are a Deadly Failure so Permitting Must Stop
Opinion -The FWS should issue no more wind power eagle kill permits until this issue is resolved. -
We Built It, And They Still Won’t Come
Opinion -If left to state and local governments, redevelopment would be less onerous. -
Time to Defund Climate Models?
Opinion -Maybe it’s time for NASA to stick to space exploration, NOAA to stick to weather forecasting, and for the climate models to be shut down. -
Executive Action’s Shifting Sands – and the Power of Cronyism
Opinion -This style of unilateral policy-making is built upon shifting sands. Even if you can get this or that judge to allow it? The next opposing-party administration can reverse most or all of it. And it undoubtedly will. -
Education Battles Get National Attention
Opinion -SCOTUS will soon rule on cases involving sex and religion in the nation’s schools. -
Another Refinery Closure in California Increases the State’s Dependency on China
Opinion -The recent announcement that the Valero Benicia Refinery in Northern California will be closing by the end of 2026 was disappointing, but shockingly, a prelude to more closures in the future. -
Choosing Choice
Opinion -Our ZIP code-mandated education system (Z MES) is rapidly losing favor. -
Wind Power Is Buying Eagle-Kill Indulgences
Opinion -Every operating wind power facility has a US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) permit to kill eagles on an ongoing basis and many do kill eagles. -
California Net-Zero Leaders Want to Shutter Its Only Zero-Emissions Electricity-Generating Plant
Opinion -The same policymakers who have achieved the above “low” points for the residents of California are the same ones seeking zero-emission targets for the State, while concurrently attempting to shutter its only zero-emission electricity-generating plant! -
Fully DOGE Big Gov’s Financial Regulatory Regime – From The Fed on Down
Opinion -More government? Costs the private sector more money. In compliance costs, etc. Which does more damage to small business than it does to Big Business. -
Media Perpetuates Fraud at the Root of ‘Black Lives Matter’ Plaza
Opinion -The Black Lives Matter mural and plaza in Washington D.C. are rooted in a brazen fraud committed against Trump. -
Why Is DC Being So Helpful to Communist China?
Opinion -The last time the China relationship received a little scrutiny was in 2020 when the China Virus reminded us that we rely way too much on China for the manufacture of pretty much everything that really matters.