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Strait Of Hormuz Closure Impacts Much More Than Just Oil
The world’s main focus related to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian government over the last month has been its impacts on flows of oil. It’s a natural reaction given that fully 20% of global crude…
Trump’s ‘Billion-Dollar Giveaway’ Actually A Refund To Kill Costly Offshore Wind |
Headlines last week (NY Times, NPR, CNN) screamed that President Donald Trump was handing nearly a billion dollars to a French energy giant to cancel building offshore wind farms. The coverage was classic gotcha journalism —…
Dethroning No King Day III
I have had a chance to step back and look at the recent version of No King Day in America and to make some observations beyond the emotions of disgust and disdain that I felt for the event and participants last week.…
Defund National Academy Of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is trying to stop the all-important Trump energy dominance agenda. It is long past time for the Trump administration to defund the anti-fossil fuel and anti-nuclear power organization and…
When Did Stealing $5M Become No Big Deal
With the uptick in crime over the last few years, with a big help from the Biden Administration for allowing millions of unvetted criminals to enter our country and roam freely, we are becoming numb to a certain level of…
The Critical Minerals Tax Fix Congress Can’t Afford To Ignore
In April 2025, Beijing imposed export controls on seven heavy rare earth elements. As a new licensing system took effect, exports to the U.S. and other key markets fell sharply, forcing automakers to scramble and prompting…
Warner Bros Takeover Not About Right-Versus-Left
The proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is dead, and a Trump administration official is saying what we already knew: this had nothing to do with politics.“The idea that somehow enforcement has…
If Trump Were Really a King, Your Protests Might be Different
By Ray Cardello for March 29, 2026, Season 34 / Post 42When it comes to trying to evaluate or explain human behavior, it is not the time to resort to generalizations. It is not beneficial to stereotype, as that immediately…
Thomas Paine: Influencer of the Patriot Cause
Although the American Revolutionary War began April 19, 1775, in the months that followed, many of those in the 13 colonies still hoped the British crown would redress their grievances.Beginning Jan. 10, 1776, sentiment…
History Tells Us How To Fix A Broken Congress
If we want a functional federal government, our leaders must follow the examples set by their distant predecessors who knew how to deliver a system that serves all people, not just some. They must commit to compromise—even if…
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