Emmet Penney at Grid Brief writes that Austria, the Netherlands, and Germany are all rolling coal now that Russia’s choking its gas supplies to Europe. If you’re not signed up yet for Grid Brief‘s…
In a big win for students and parents, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion today in Carson v. Makin that grants more educational freedom to families. The High Court ruled…
In 1885, Wisconsin schoolteacher Bernard J. Cigrand encouraged his students to observe June 14 as a “Flag Birthday” to remember the date in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress introduced…
Author Michael Shellenberger finished 3rd in the open primary for California governor held last week. He is best known for such books as San Fransicko, about the decline of the…
The Wall Street Journal reports that President Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia next month to discuss energy and international relations as the national average price of gasoline has…
Writing about the April inflation figures last month, I noted that “gas prices have been ticking up again recently… and this will be reflected in next month’s CPI numbers.” That has turned…
“Critical Race Theory is not taught in K-12 schools,” American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten tweeted on July 6, 2021. And in another tweet: “We don’t teach Critical…
Why has the market for baby formula in the United States collapsed owing to the closure of one factory? It is, in part, because just four major companies – Abbott…
President Biden has announced a 24-month tariff exemption on solar modules manufactured in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, which are under investigation from the U.S. Department of Commerce for selling…
Abbott’s Michigan plant has resumed its baby formula production after meeting initial government sanitary requirements for reopening, according to a recent company statement. The factory’s closure, coupled with COVID-19 lockdowns…
Prices of key minerals and metals for wind, solar, and battery storage have spiked in recent months, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The cost of many minerals and…
Mitch Rolling and I are proud to present the findings of research conducted in partnership with the John Locke Foundation in North Carolina. You can read the full report by…
Inflation is at near 40-year highs and a recent poll found that “a quarter of respondents blamed President Biden directly for inflation.” Not surprisingly, with midterms coming up in November,…
Recycling is essential to protecting the environment, right? Well… it’s complicated. Many of our recycling practices are largely ineffective. And many of the materials that would be most beneficial to…
Last week, Forbes reported: The Walton heirs have lost a staggering $33.7 billion in the last two days as shares of their family’s retailing giant, Walmart, continue to be pummeled.…
What is President Biden’s plan to beat inflation? He tweeted out last week: This was the first time I have encountered the idea that high rates of inflation can be…