Green lobby wants banks to defund natural gas export terminals
Gas prices are rising. The world is in a global energy supply shock, and our allies are looking for new sources of natural gas to wean themselves of Putin’s pipelines….
Inflation could become a long-term problem
Even as the Federal Reserve begins its long overdue effort to raise interests rates and attempt to get inflation under control, one former central banker, Charles Goodhart, says the inflation…
Ohio tax collectors go after broadcast sports
State and local tax officials are notorious for chasing after every dime of what their perceive to be their rightful take from someone else’s activity. Pro athletes are easy targets,…
Earmarks roar back to life in spending bill
Congress recently approved a catch-all, $1.5 trillion spending bill that, for the first time in years, includes earmarks. And not just a few. According to reporting in The Hill, there…
Progressives barking up the “profiteering” tree
Gas prices are up, and among the loudest voices decrying the rise are progressive politicians who are convinced it’s all due to big il companies profiting off Putin’s war against…
End the ethanol boondoggle
Soon after Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, global commodity prices for staples like wheat and sunflower oil (both major Ukrainian exports) began to rise and the possibility of global…
Sorting out the conflicts of interest violations on the federal bench will take a toll on credibility
The conflict of interest problems that roiled the federal judiciary a few months ago continue to make waves, this time with appeals courts having to decide whether to overturn decisions…
America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve has become a political piggybank
There have bene a number of references to the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in recent weeks. The most recent was Joe Biden’s declaration that 30 million barrels of SPR…
NYC mayor’s war on…chocolate milk
Never underestimate the ability of politicians to fight battles on the fringes of both common sense and reality. A case in point: New York City’s latest mayor, Eric Adams, is…
Federal government dithering stands in the way of marijuana legalization
Even as more states take it upon themselves to end marijuana prohibition, the federal government continues to dither and dawdle on the issue. Blame the entrenched drug war mentality in…
