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All Aboard! Next stop: Prosperity Through Freight Rail
Opinion -While Americans grapple with stubborn inflation brought on by overspending and the bottlenecking of energy production, consumers and voters need to be aware that freight rail isn’t the boogeyman. -
A Tale of Two Whale Protection Groups
Opinion -The small group says that offshore wind development is killing whales, which I, too, believe, but NOAA denies. -
Where Are My Reparations for World War I?
Opinion -Upon the outbreak of war, German-Americans – whether naturalized or not – came under suspicion. -
DC Doing Violence to the Economy – Via Violence to the Constitution
Opinion -The federal government is so very, VERY far beyond the point of any hope of recovery. Precisely because it is so very, VERY far removed from the Constitution and its moorings. -
Freedom in Education: New Organization Puts Critical Resources Within Reach of All Parents and Communities
Opinion -It’s a plea you hear everywhere – why is no one doing anything? The schools are terrible. -
Will the UAW Strike Perpetuate the Death Spiral Already Mandated for the Automobile Industry?
Opinion -Increased labor costs are potentially insurmountable and uncontrollable challenges facing the automobile industry for the government mandates in wealthy countries for lower emission EV’s. -
It’s Time to Let Citizens Vote on Any Future Debt Increases
Opinion -If citizens can vote on debt at the state and local level, why shouldn’t they have the power to vote on debt at the federal level as well? -
Absent Minds: Students and Teachers Are Ditching School in Great Numbers
Opinion -If this was a wake-up call, the powers that be shut the alarm off and went back to sleep. -
Actually, Joe Biden Has Doubled the Deficit
Opinion -We need a leader in the White House who is willing to come clean with the American people about our out-of-control spending and debt accumulation. Sadly, President Biden does not appear to be up for that task. -
A New COVID-19 Variant Is on the Rise – You Should Call Your State Lawmakers
Opinion -As new variants of the coronavirus arise, and lockdowns and school closures loom over us like corrupt nightmares from the past, Americans ought to call their state representatives and senators and demand they sponsor or act on such legislation. -
Green Breakdown: The Coming Renewable Energy Failure
Opinion -Do you think that wind, solar, and batteries can replace the hydrocarbon fuels that power our modern industrialized society? -
As the Summer Fades into Fall and the Kids Return to School, All Is Not Well
Opinion -We have all gone through it as children. The joys of summer fade, the weather cools, the days get shorter, and the school doors swing open. For most kids – and I was certainly one of them – it is not a time of joy. -
Jimmy Buffett, R.I.P.
Opinion -I’m not sure Jimmy Buffett created lifestyle music - but he created a lifestyle music. -
Has ESG Been Cast into the Dustbin of History?
Opinion -According to recent reports from BlackRock and Vanguard, the two investment giants are rejecting ESG shareholder proposals on a massive scale. -
As Kids Return to School, Chatter About COVID-19 School Shutdowns Should Worry Parents.
Opinion -Is the left building the case for another round of school shutdowns? As children throughout the country head back to classrooms, mothers and fathers are correct in worrying that they might again be forced to restructure their lives amid renewed talk of school shutdowns. -
Washington Post Buried Proof of Joe Biden’s Bribery
Opinion -After ignoring smoking gun emails on Hunter Biden’s laptop for more than two years, the Washington Post has finally reported they exist and are authentic. -
Research and Commentary: Bill Would Cut Red Tape for Oklahomans and Their Doctors
Publication -Research and Commentaries -When a less expensive drug is available and comparable to a more expensive one, corporations and government purchasers have developed policies that force the patient to try the cheaper drug first by requiring prior authorization (PA) to skip to a more expensive alternative. This has pulled cost out of the system, but also has delayed […] -
VIDEO: Global Greening – The Good Kind of Green, Climate Change Roundtable #78
Opinion -Watch Will Happer on a special episode of Climate Change Roundtable titled, "Global Greening - the Good Kind of Green." -
VIDEO: Climate Action ‘Requires Global Cooperation (China)’ – In The Tank #413
Opinion -Climate Czar John Kerry recently discussed the importance of China's cooperation in the fight against climate change. Kerry is not wrong, but how far is the U.S. willing to go in order to keep China happy? -
COVID-19 Mask Mandates Are Coming Back. Will Lockdowns Be Next?
Opinion -Unfortunately, the writing on the wall leads me to believe that we are on the verge of a misguided overreaction to a slow uptick in COVID-19 cases. -
Mayor of Chicago Sues Automakers for Making Cars Too Easy to Steal
Opinion -Mayor Brandon Johnson has a plan that is sure to solve the problem: He is suing two automakers, Kia and Hyundai, because the cars they make are just too easy to steal. -
World Climate Declaration: There Is No Climate Emergency
Opinion -Most of the signatories are scientists, including Nobel prize-winners in physics, whose credentials reasonably relate to client science. -
Is Hurricane Idalia evidence for ‘climate change’?
Opinion -There is no evidence that Idalia or any other hurricane this year, or historically, has been caused by or would not have formed absent climate change. -
How Much is an Endangered Fish Worth?
Opinion -The big money now is in endangered species – not to purchase them for aquariums (that would be illegal), but to recover them in the wild.
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