Russian oil production is declining, not because of natural depletion or market forces, but for ideological reasons. Vladimir Putin is pursuing a nationalistic war of conquest against Ukraine that has triggered a cascade of global sanctions. Russia is cut off from the Western technology and expertise it desperately needs to keep its … Read more
The people of Green Charter Township have thwarted the desires of both the State of Michigan and the Chinese government. The state has now shelved a plan to build a massive Chinese battery plant in the rural western Michigan township about an hour’s drive north of Grand Rapids. The Chinese Are Coming! … Read more
By now, anyone who follows news about the ‘wokeness’ inherent in most public schools—and some private and even parochial schools as well—knows at least one story about some school promoting transsexuality. Usually, this involves a school official assisting a child to get “gender-affirming care” without parental knowledge or permission. A Changing, but … Read more
In the small town of Questa, New Mexico, someone put up a simple sign with a strong moral message in front of the local Catholic Church. The large sign reads, “God’s Marriage = 1 man + 1 woman.” In normal times, such a message would hardly be controversial. Nothing is more Christian … Read more
Suddenly, a demographic winter is upon us. We have seen it coming for decades. However, the effects of this population implosion are now starting to unfold. Nation after nation reports low birth rates and aging populations. No country is exempt from its devastation. The lack of children is starting to have grave … Read more
Progressive public schools in the northeast, Midwest and West Coast are failing fast. Meanwhile, their Southern counterparts show significant achievement gains. Let that sink in for a moment. For generations—perhaps going back to the days just after the Civil War—Southern schools were generally considered the worst of the worst. A Remarkable Reversal … Read more
Car makers everywhere are finding out that electric cars do not make economic sense. They are trying to reverse the mandated transitions away from fossil fuels since there is neither sufficiently developed technology nor market demand for this radical change. Indeed, EVs are not a practical replacement for internal combustion engines. As … Read more
When California Governor Gavin Newsom signed his $20 minimum wage mandate for fast-food workers, he described it as a “win-win-win” scenario. The reality reads more like a cautionary tale about what happens when woke politics intersects with reality. The FAST Recovery Act, implemented in 2023, was intended to be Newsom’s crowning triple … Read more
The figure 338 trillion is overwhelming. It is something beyond the human imagination. We might think of the number of gallons of water in the sea, the number of molecules in a mountain or the distance to the farthest star. The number seems far beyond the reach of any human achievement. Three … Read more
A troubling section in Hawaii’s constitution provided the basis for the adoption of socialist population control measures similar to China’s disastrous one-child policy. This constitutional clause facilitated government overreach while masquerading as environmental conservation. It has also led to the current demographic crisis, in which a shrinking, aging population urgently needs replacement. … Read more