Opinion
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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. -
Without Crude Oil, There Can Be No Electricity
Opinion -All the parts to generate electricity, and all the components needed to use electricity, are all made from the oil derivatives manufactured from raw crude oil. -
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. -
Biden’s Kamikaze Climate Plan for the US Economy
Opinion -China has as much coal power now just in some phase of planning or construction as what the U.S. now has in its entirety. -
Bidenomics: Big Banks Writing Off Most Bad Loans Since China Virus Lockdowns
Opinion -The United States as currently constituted will - (well) within the next decade - completely collapse. Plan accordingly. -
Un-womaned: When Big Tech Cancelled Female Voices During COVID
Opinion -I respect Naomi Wolf for speaking out and admitting she was wrong. I hope you do, too. -
America to Ford: Your Electric Trucks Can Drop Dead
Opinion -With sales of the F150 Lightning tanking, Ford has now canceled all dealer stock orders for the vehicle -
Video: This New Film Challenges the Climate Orthodoxy – Climate Change Roundtable #83
Opinion -In episode 83 of "Climate Change Roundtable," we will review the film "A Climate Conversation," in a discussion with the producers and narrator. -
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. -
Anti-ESG Report Card: 2024 Presidential Candidates
Opinion -In an attempt to secure vast amounts of wealth and influence over society, corporations, bankers, and investors, working closely with key government officials, have launched a unified effort to impose environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards on most of the industrialized global economy. (ESG standards are also often referred to as “sustainable investment” or “stakeholder […] -
Video: Civilization vs Savagery — In the Tank Podcast #419
Opinion -The unfathomable evil of Hamas’ attack on Israel last week was a reminder that the eternal human struggle between civilization and savagery never ends. -
Heartland Institute Releases Anti-ESG Scores for 2024 Presidential Candidates
Opinion -Press Release -It is not an exaggeration to say that ESG represents one of the greatest threats to individual freedoms, democratic institutions, and macroeconomic stability facing us today. -
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. -
Mutual Assured Destruction: Then and Now
Opinion -The doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction worked during the Cold War, just as Neumann supposed it world, because both sides were rational. But, can we be so confident today? -
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 Electric Grid Needs Good Failure Mode Analysis
Opinion -Everyone talks about blackouts, but I have not seen a detailed analysis of the various ways these might occur. -
Climate Change and Political Responsibility
Opinion -Mismanagement of forests in California and Canada has contributed to fires. Neglect of levees left New Orleans vulnerable to Katrina. -
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. -
Video: Global Food Production vs. ‘Climate Catastrophe’ – Climate Change Roundtable #82
Opinion -Despite a modest warming over the past century, agricultural yields continue to grow, setting several new record highs in the past decade. -
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. -
Video: What Will it Take to Destroy the Climate Narrative? – In The Tank #418
Opinion -We are told constantly by the media, politicians, and now even the Pope that we must change our lifestyle in an effort to combat climate change. Yet, most people don't care. -
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.