Hypocrisy, Not Climate Concern, Dominated COP-26
Global elites regularly decry the supposedly “existential” threat purported human-caused climate change poses to the environment, civilization, and even human survival. These elites propose policies intended to avert global climate disaster, almost all of them involving ending the use of fossil fuels and fundamentally changing how people live, forcing us to live in high-density urban […]
The Sixties’ Toxic Legacy
The Berlin Wall’s collapse in 1989 was a deceptive victory. Exhilarated by crumbling stones, the West did not notice the crumbling of its own culture. Overlooked, too, was the complete failure of Western intelligence to anticipate not only the timing but the circumstances of the collapse. After “winning” the Cold War, it was back to […]
What’s With the False Reporting, Inside Climate News? Polar Bears Are Doing Well
A Google News search of the phrase “climate change,” today turns up a story in Inside Climate News claiming polar bears are declining due to climate change. Nothing could be further from the truth. Data show polar bear numbers have grown significantly during the recent modest warming. The story, “Warming Trends: Climate Threats to Bears, Bugs and […]
Woke Capitalism Is a Monopoly Game
In 2018, Ross Douthat of the New York Times introduced the phrase “woke capital.” Essentially, Douthat suggested that woke capitalism works by substituting symbolic value for economic value. Under woke capitalism, corporations offer workers rhetorical placebos in lieu of costlier economic concessions, such as higher wages and better benefits. The same gestures of wokeness also appease the liberal […]
The Heat is On
As summer descends upon Arizona, residents brace for the sweltering heat that defines this time of year. Temperatures soar well above 110 degrees, creating a landscape where air conditioning is not just a luxury but a necessity. The excessive heat warnings this week are a stark reminder of the desert climate’s unforgiving nature. However, this […]
Arizona Senate Passes Goldwater-Backed Academic Transparency Reform
Arizona lawmakers and the Goldwater Institute scored a major victory today [March 14, 2022] for parents, students, and the public K-12 education system with the passage of the nation’s most robust academic transparency legislation through the Arizona Senate. Sponsored by state Sen. Nancy Barto, SB 1211 establishes parents’ right to know what is being taught […]
Democrats Can’t Solve Energy-Related Problems Because They Don’t Understand They Are Causing Them
With oil prices topping $125.00 per barrel and gasoline prices averaging $4.17 per gallon nationwide for regular as I write, the White House and Democrats in Congress persist in the delusion that the economy can rapidly transition completely to green energy. Their belief that wind, solar, batteries, and electric vehicles can effectively and cheaply power […]
Climate Change Poses No Existential Threat. Nada. Not Any.
A refreshing article in the Washington Examiner demonstrates what I have repeatedly said for more than a decade: climate change does not pose an “existential threat.” In fact, that’s the title of the article: “Climate change is not an ‘existential threat.’” In discussing the energy crisis that has arisen during Joe Biden’s brief tenure as president of […]
Vast Majority of Voters Worried About Rising Energy Prices, Favor Increased Drilling in the U.S.
Only 30% believe it is “very likely” climate change will be catastrophic for humans, plants, and animals within the next century As Americans grapple with record-high prices at the pump and the highest rate of inflation in more than four decades, a whopping 82% of likely voters say they are either “very” or “somewhat concerned” about […]
Is This Green Iron-fist Fantasy a Major Cause of Inflation and Economic Destruction?
Is rich people’s greentopian fantasy causing middle-class misery? The answer is yes, according to analysts such as Marlo Oaks, Utah state treasurer, and longtime investment manager. In fact, Oaks says he knows a major reason why increasing fuel prices, which drive up costs across the board, are so high: Supply is being choked off by […]