“That’s just a bunch of crap.” — Ray Rothrock, former nuclear engineer It’s not hard to find articles these days about rising electricity prices, overburdened power grids, “clean energy”, etc. I’ve posted at least a couple myself. One of the strangest — or, perhaps, just more frustrating — things is the ongoing, anti-nuclear rhetoric and […]
“Alito and Thomas argue that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 clearly shows that ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ meant to exclude individuals “subject to any foreign power.” — Tyler O’Neil, Daily Signal As you are likely aware, the Supreme Court of the United States recently voted on the matter of “birthright citizenship” in Trump […]
“The Constitution is the guide which I will never abandon.” — George Washington With the impending celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States of America (July 4, 2026), I thought it was the ideal time to recommend a few books for those who want to learn (and possibly teach others) some solid facts […]
“I am not sure that the American public is aware that the Postal Service is at a critical juncture.” — Postmaster General David Steiner, speaking before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform We might normally think of DHL being a direct competitor to the United States Postal Service, but that ain’t necessarily, completely […]
“It’s not merely about safeguarding life in the womb; we must consider the treatment of early-stage life as well.” — Allie Beth Stuckey, Blaze TV host and Christian apologist Donald Trump has been promoting in vitro fertilization (IVF) since his last campaign, and last year he began implementing what he thought was very pro-life policy […]
“Excellence in diplomacy is a vital prerequisite to the success and endurance of great powers…. [T]he United States will need to recover the lost art of diplomacy.” — A. Wess Mitchell, “Recovering the Lost Art of Diplomacy” It is time to take a look at another great article via Hillsdale’s Imprimis newsletter. This one was […]
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” — Plato The following video came to my attention just a couple days ago, and I thought it the perfect thing to share in the spirit of this Memorial Day. A moving tribute, written and narrated by former Navy SEAL and author Jocko Willink…. Memorial Day: […]
“California in the 21st century [has been] possibly the most pathetic episode of progressive governance in the last 50 years.” — Jonah Goldberg, the “G-File” at The Dispatch It was just a couple weeks ago that I wrote an intro about The Dispatch newsletters before sharing an excerpt from an Alex Trembath article at Dispatch […]
“As many energy analysts have been warning for years, even impressively declining solar and wind costs will not enable renewables to meet all or even most of the electricity demand facing modern power grids.” — Alex Trembath, Dispatch Energy As I have stated before, The Dispatch newsletters are not exactly my favorites, since I often […]
Some people love unions, some people hate them, and others just tolerate them as an unavoidable reality in their lives. Fortunately, I’ve never been pressured into joining a labor union nor had to deal with one from the management side. For a long time I just assumed that doing so was pretty much as we […]
