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September 24, 2015
The Evolution of the Fracking RevolutionEven in a financial down time, there is a huge amount of innovation igniting the energy industry.
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June 15, 2015
Fracking: You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!Reports of the death of fracking have been greatly exaggerated. The death of OPEC, on the other hand, perhaps not so much.
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April 5, 2015
Good News for School ReformRecent Republican legislative gains have caused an explosion in school choice legislation.
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March 2, 2015
Russian Money and Useful American Idiots: The Same Old StorySome thorough investigative reporting reveals the connection between environmentalist groups and the Russian Bear.
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December 23, 2014
Melancholic MilestonesChina's pulling ahead, and we don't seem interested in catching up.
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July 10, 2014
A Fifth Column Undermines the War for American Energy IndependenceEnemies both foreign and domestic are desperate to thwart America's ascension to energy independence.
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May 21, 2014
Unions minus Coercion Equal NothingA recent piece in the WSJ is a classic illustration of the fact that the legendary political power of the vaunted labor unions is based at this point only on government-sanctioned coercion.
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May 7, 2014
Toyota to California: 'Don't Mess with Texas'Texas Gov. Rick Perry gave a Rebel yell at the news.
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February 8, 2014
Free Trade: O Reaps What He SowsSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) -- normally Obama's loyal lickspittle -- had broken ranks with the White House on free trade. There's more here than meets the eye.
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November 20, 2013
New Doubts about the Value of a College DegreeAs Americans spend more and more to get college degrees, more and more people are beginning to question the value the recipients and the taxpayers are receiving.
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November 4, 2013
Young Frogs Hop to New PondsA recent story concerning the French youth is fascinating.
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October 28, 2013
Geopolitical Fallout from the U.S. Energy RevolutionRussia in hysterics over falling behind the U.S., and China getting too cozy with OPEC for its own good.
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October 19, 2013
Rent-Seeking in French and EnglishTwo recent news reports remind us anew just how much the neo-socialist Obama machine has made the American economic system resemble the dysfunctional French one.
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October 10, 2013
The Coming of the Auto-AutoAre we on the verge of cars that don't need to be driven? They could be upon us in as little as ten years.
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September 22, 2013
Unions Driven Crazy by CrisisThere are some very easy ways for flagging labor unions to save themselves...but these organizations seem determined to go in the exact opposite direction.
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August 18, 2013
What Fracking Hath WroughtThe kleptocrats of OPEC have a lot to fear from the United States' latest energy innovation.
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August 7, 2013
Unions Complaining about Digging Their Own GraveWhen will Richard Trumka and his ilk get wise? Better yet, when will the union rank and file get wise to Trumka?
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June 8, 2013
Open Access to Public MOOCsMassive open online courses make for one of the best things to happen to California. Of course, the usual suspects rabidly oppose them.
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February 13, 2013
Union BluesPeople are becoming aware that Big Labor will be responsible for losing their insurance, losing full-time work, or losing their jobs entirely. No wonder union membership is plummeting.
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February 5, 2013
Domestic Energy: Triumph in the Face of AdversityThe real problem is that "adversity" is the word to characterize our own government.
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January 1, 2013
Atlas Left...with His Cheese!Who could have imagined that the most prominent man of the day to "go Galt" would be French?
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December 17, 2012
More Students Thinking Outside the College BoxThe inevitable is happening: even young people are starting to recognize the dubious benefits of a seven-year post-secondary education regimen.
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December 1, 2012
College Professors Get What They Asked For, Don't Like It MuchAdjunct professors across the country are already feeling the pinch as ObamaCare prepares to take effect.
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November 26, 2012
Approaching Crunch Time on the Student Loan DebacleThe newly government-controlled student loan industry is about to go the way of the subprime mortgage dodo.
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October 8, 2012
Mitt Romney: The Whitest Man in the Room?Romney's whiteness has been hit by various super-PACs, including the organization "African Americans for Obama." But Obama's allies in the academic world are really stepping up to the plate.
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August 11, 2012
Teachers' Unions in ActionFrom extortion to sexual abuse, we can expect only the finest conduct from public-employee teachers' unions across the nation.
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June 2, 2012
Regulators Gone WildHow do we explain a government regulatory agency gone wild, turning viciously on its subject and seeking to destroy or impair it, regardless of the harm done to the general public?
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May 19, 2012
Note to President Romney: On Free Trade, Start with BrazilRomney needs to put free trade back in focus, and Brazil is the best place to do it.
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April 14, 2012
Fracking VindicatedThe enviros have run a massive and effective propaganda campaign against fracking, but the forces of Enlightenment are fighting back.
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March 2, 2012
Like the Price of Gas? Just Wait!New findings have come out detailing just how disastrous Obama's post-November plans are for our energy sector.
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January 25, 2012
Crony College Capitalism, Chicago-StyleThere is a move afoot to cronyize colleges -- that is, reward the key segments of the college industry that vote and contribute money the "right" way, and punish those whom the cronies of the administration in power wish to punish -- most especially, for-profit colleges.
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January 22, 2012
Obama's Head-Fake on U.S. Energy DevelopmentThe "insanity" of Obama's Keystone XL pipeline decision is only the latest of the administration's actions to block American fossil fuel production to attract notice.
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January 18, 2012
Confirmed: Charter Schools Beat the Daylights Out of Public SchoolsIs it any surprise that the mainstream media is ignoring the many recent reports that confirm the vast qualitative divide between public and charter schools?
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January 2, 2012
Unlimited Domestic Energy...Right NowIt now appears that in 2011, America will become a net petroleum product exporter for the first time in 62 years.
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December 31, 2011
Remembering Baroness ThatcherMargaret Thatcher is once again brought to mind by several recent stories, two of which were occasioned by the newly-released bio-flick The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep.
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December 26, 2011
State of Denial: How New York May Squander Its Energy BoomProsperity and its enemies struggle for the soul of Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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November 26, 2011
Obama's Green War ContinuesTwo recent stories highlight the Obama Regime's Green religious crusade on energy policy.
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November 14, 2011
Why Beverly Hills Needs School VouchersResistance to vouchers is surprisingly strong among wealthy, white suburban parents. A new study demonstrates how badly even lavishly funded suburban school districts are failing their students.
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November 9, 2011
School Reform Is Making Advances across AmericaTwo new developments in education can give conservatives hope -- although we still have a lot of work to do.
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October 1, 2011
Mickey D's in Education?The nation of Chile shows how education franchises can work.
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September 10, 2011
The Continuing Disgrace of U.S. EducationIf Americans dared to hope that their K-12 educational system might be improving, several new articles will bring the poor souls back to reality.
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September 8, 2011
The Watermelon Regime's Pay-to-Play WayGreen on the outside, red on the inside, and rewarding its friends.
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September 2, 2011
A State of Total InsanityTwo recent stories out of California show that what is already the most stupidly governed state is slipping into outright insanity.
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August 28, 2011
Obama Solves the Illegal Immigration ProblemAnd you thought Obama was incompetent....
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August 21, 2011
The Superiority of School Vouchers DemonstratedTwo new studies make the best way to educate our children crystal-clear.
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August 13, 2011
Crazy Priorities in California's CollegesCalifornia's problem has never been a lack of resources taken from the taxpayers of the state, but rather the gross misallocation of those resources by silly, supercilious, and self-absorbed bureaucrats.
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August 3, 2011
Look for the Union Label...Courtesy of the Smoking Union BrandThe United Auto Workers are about to remind us (again!) just how obnoxious and shameless they are.
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July 9, 2011
California's Newest Job-KillerThe job-killing internet sales tax law just signed by Governor Jerry Brown will only accelerate the decline of our most populous state.
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June 18, 2011
Trains to NowhereThe Department of Transportation is determined to waste as many millions as possible on passenger rail service, and President Obama could not be more enthusiastic.
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June 2, 2011
How to Win Payoffs and Intimidate Enemies in Obama's AmericaSome recent stories instruct us anew on the cardinal tenets of Obamanomics, a.k.a, pay for play the Chicago way.
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May 25, 2011
Good News for School ChoiceDemocrats in D.C. and Indiana are wringing their hands as Republicans score a much-needed victory for our kids.
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May 18, 2011
Environmentalist SchizophreniaSeveral recent noteworthy articles sharply illuminate the increasingly schizophrenic environmentalist worldview.
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May 1, 2011
Nuclear Power and Dread RiskLevel of risk and level of fear are not always commensurate, and when it comes to nuclear power, we pay a high price.
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April 17, 2011
Energy: A Tale of Two NarrativesDespite what the green dreamers would have you believe, the energy outlook is favorable -- if they would just get out of the way.
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April 15, 2011
Merit Pay for Teachers Works and the Evidence Now Proves ItMerit pay is not the sole answer to fixing the wretched failure that is American education, but the evidence proves that it brings superior student performance.
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March 29, 2011
Another Fine Pension MessIf you liked paying for the UAW retirement benefits that drove GM and Chrysler into bankruptcy, you're going to love paying for the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation's liabilities.
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March 12, 2011
The Green Dream Is an Economic NightmareEnvironmentalists oppose all the economically feasible sources known to work, such as oil, gas, nuclear power, hydroelectric power, and coal.
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February 6, 2011
A Hollywood EndingIn the face of soaring budget deficits, a number of states are ending the subsidization of film production.
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December 8, 2010
Crony Car CapitalismWhat a cesspool of crony capitalism the American auto industry has become!
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May 12, 2010
President Hamlet's Energy PolicyObama is proving to be as indecisive on energy policy as he is on so many other things. He is a leader as indecisive as Hamlet.
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May 7, 2010
Dissonance and VictimhoodWhy are so many blacks willing to believe that the AIDS virus was invented by whites to exterminate them?
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June 10, 2009
The Ethical Case for Boycotting Chrysler and GMThe unprecedented action by the current administration in manipulating the bankruptcies of Chrysler and GM, and in effect nationalizing the companies, is egregiously unethical by every one of the major ethical perspectives.