The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems to be given a never-ending authority to interfere in a critical part of the U.S. infrastructure—electrical generation. The pretext is the classification of CO2 as a pollutant, despite the fact that this naturally occurring trace gas has a small benign effect on the climate and a … Read more
Major corporations are pulling up decades-old roots in sunny California and heading for greener pastures elsewhere. The list of companies is quite impressive: Nissan, Raytheon, Occidental Petroleum, Legalzoom, Waste Connections, Daegis, and Revionics. The most recent to join their ranks—Toyota Motors—becomes one of the 36,000 companies that have left between 1990 and … Read more
In November 1999, the BBC ran an article with an alarming title, “Global Warming Could Starve Polar Bears.” The main argument was that man-made greenhouse gases were increasing in disturbing amounts and causing the aggregate global temperature to increase dramatically melting arctic ice. This shortened the hunting season for polar bears because … Read more
CHANDLER, AZ (April 2014) – Author John Horvat II reached another exciting milestone with 20,000 copies of his first indie-published book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society—Where We’ve Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go, now in the hands of eager readers. … Read more
Who would not want renewable, clean and affordable energy? The promise is great, but do green power sources live up to their claims? It seems that the only green to be found is from taxpayers’ pockets to environmentally friendly construction companies. Green energy is big business delivering small returns. It seems there … Read more
World copper prices are tumbling again and fingers are pointing at China’s ailing financial system. China is sitting upon huge stockpiles of copper that it uses not as a commodity but a financial instrument. This copper scheme that has seen price drop forty to fifty cents a pound since January is a … Read more
It appears that Argentina and Venezuela have more in common than meets the eye. They were both Spanish colonies, have a majority Catholic population, once enjoyed a vibrant and growing economy—and they are both falling headlong into chaos, bankruptcy, civil unrest and massive poverty. Do the woes of Argentina and Venezuela have … Read more
With computers, robots and other digital technologies acquiring basic tasks and even more advanced skills at an extraordinary rate, what is the future of the labor market? For more than a century, automation has increasingly replaced a portion of the labor market as technology advances with robotic automation performing more and more … Read more
This April 5, the beautiful cathedral of Cordoba in Argentina was taken over by reporters, photographers and cameramen from the national and international media. Baptism as a Propaganda Weapon What was that mobilization all about? Was it the wedding or baptism of a princess? In a certain sense, yes. It was a … Read more
Amid constant snowfall, TFP Student Action volunteers attended a rally at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on March 25 to support Hobby Lobby, a craft store with 13,000 employees. Directly next to the rally in favor of Hobby Lobby a counter-rally organized by Planned Parenthood loudly proclaimed a contrary message. The … Read more