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No Kings Claptrap
Opinion -Like any president, Trump has made some mistakes but calling him a “king” is absurd. Kings are not elected, and Trump ran for office three times, winning twice. -
Is the U.S. Economy About to Go SNAP, Crackle, and Pop?
Opinion -Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JP Morgan Chase, was at the helm during the 2008 global financial collapse. -
Products, Fuel, and Electricity Are the Real Climate Challenges for the Future
Opinion -To feed, shelter, move, educate, and power civilization, humanity acquires and uses 100 billion tons of earth’s natural resources annually. -
Trump Is Breaking Communist China’s Chokehold on Rare Earth Elements
Opinion -You’d be crazy to buy a car based solely on its shiny exterior, dazzling instruments, and gorgeous leather interior – but without examining the engine or taking a test drive. -
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Democrats Fight to Extend Obamacare’s Costly Middle-Class Subsidies – Commentary
Publication -Democrats in Congress have been desperately trying to keep Obamacare on life support. A recent scare tactic is from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which estimates Obamacare premiums will rise 114 percent without extending the so-called enhanced subsidies. “In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic relief law, temporarily increased the amount of the […] -
Grading by Administrators or How to Pass Failing Students When Pressuring Faculty Fails
Opinion -State universities provide great examples of using human creativity under socialism/fascism (state-run or state-controlled systems). It is not used for productive goals. Instead, it is used by bureaucrats to achieve their own goals. -
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Why Obamacare Led to a Government Shutdown – Commentary
Publication -People with Obamacare insurance aren’t getting any more health care today than they did a decade ago, before the program was started. Yet the costs of the program keep soaring. Democrats want more taxpayer dollars to pay for those costs. Republicans are resisting. Both parties should do the public a favor and consider sensible reforms […] -
Research & Commentary: Briefs Point Out Unnecessary Consumers Costs and Environmental Damage of Renewable Fuel Standard
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The R Street Institute has produced two briefs on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) detailing the consumer costs and negative environmental impacts. A part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, expanded through 2007’s Energy Independence and Security Act and administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), RFS required 36 billion gallons of “renewable” fuel sources such as ethanol […] -
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Government Shutdown Exposes Obamacare’s True Costs
Publication -The COVID-19 pandemic-era enhanced subsidies for Obamacare are set to expire on December 31, and members of Congress are at odds over whether to extend them. On October 1, the federal government shut down when Democrats in the Senate would not join Republicans to pass a continuing resolution (CR) bill to fund the government unless […] -
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States Consider Dozens of Bills to Protect 340B Drug Price Subsidy Abuse
Publication -Lawmakers in states across the country are working through a spate of bills written to shield a growing source of revenue for large hospital systems and drug chains. Congress created the 340B drug pricing program in 1992 to help a small set of safety-net hospitals purchase discounted prescription drugs from manufacturers for low-income patients. Over […] -
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White House Announces Policies to Expand IVF, Fertility Treatment
Publication -The White House announced two initiatives it claims will significantly reduce the costs of in vitro fertilization (IVF). On October 16, President Donald Trump announced drugmaker EMD Serono would offer its fertility drug GONAL-F at a 796 percent discount or more, in line with the lowest price paid by other developed nations, known as the […] -
Green Delusionists Attending COP30 Are Clueless
Opinion -The Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place November 10 to 21, 2025, in Belém, Brazil with an expected attendance of 70,000 people. -
The United States Is Broke. Americans May Not Care – But the World Does
Opinion -The Republicans want to continue spending at currently ridiculous levels. The Democrats want to spend even more than that. -
Life, Liberty, Property #122: WSJ Article Finds Sanity in Trump’s Economic Policies
Opinion -It is interesting that The Wall Street Journal published a very fair and sophisticated analysis of Trump’s economic policies last week. -
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MAHA Report Sets the Stage for Health Care Policy Changes
Publication -The Make American Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its “strategy plan” to combat an epidemic of chronic disease among the nation’s children. The “Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy” follows a less condensed draft version that was leaked to the media on August 18. The official version, released on September 9, contains 120 initiatives. The […] -
Research & Commentary: Analysis Finds West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship Program Delivered $27 Million in Net Fiscal Benefits in 2024
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The Hope Scholarship Program, an education savings account (ESA) program that goes fully universal for the 2026–27 school year, was launched in 2022. -
International Trade, Free Markets, and Killer Whales
Opinion -That’s where his analysis gets interesting and “novel.” Linking whale populations to shipping noise requires finding a place where shipping noise has increased significantly, where killer whales also thrive, and where that whale population can be documented before and after the shipping increased. -
Climate Change Weekly # 560—Study: Net Zero Wind and Solar Buildout Needs Huge Amount of Land
Opinion -Since its passage, the IRA resulted in billions of dollars being wasted on various green boondoggles. -
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Massive Fraud Found in Minnesota Medicaid Housing Assistance Program – Commentary
Publication -“Nonmedical social determinants of health” is a fancy way of saying external conditions can affect people’s well-being. Being homeless is not terribly conducive to good health, and the stress of not having access to affordable housing can worsen an individual’s mental health. Under that premise, numerous states have been diverting Medicaid funding to housing assistance. In 2024, […] -
Some Fantastical Beliefs People Have About the USSR
Opinion -Falsehoods about the USSR are just examples of the falsehoods this system spreads. -
Why does the world insanely ignore nuclear power?
Opinion -There is a lot of talk about nuclear power around the world today. However, except for China and, maybe, Russia, there is no action. -
Research & Commentary: Ohio Legislation Focuses on Safeguarding Affordable, Reliable, and Clean Electric Power in the Buckeye State
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Legislation recently introduced in Ohio provides guidance to the state’s Power Siting Board on the intent of the General Assembly that the energy powering the Buckeye State should be “affordable, reliable and clean” and the energy produced and the manner in which it is produced shall rely on domestically sourced materials and “minimize reliance” on […] -
Life, Liberty, Property #121: Government Shutdowns and Political Polarization
Opinion -The ongoing government shutdown, now in day 20, lays bare the increasingly acute political polarization of the United States. -
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Minnesota Lawmakers Approve Medicaid Payment for Home Births
Publication -Minnesota lawmakers approved legislation requiring Medicaid to pay for home births, including paying nurses and midwives the same rate as doctors. The bill, sponsored by a state senator who gave a political speech in 2022 while in labor, was passed as part of a special session agreement with Gov. Tim Walz in June. The legislation […]
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