Festering disagreements about immigration (border security, admission policies, voting rights) must be squarely addressed to avert serious long-term consequences. Read More...Tags: Newt Gingrich, President Donald Trump, build a wall, merit-based immigration, sanctuary cities, open borders, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, "No tolerance" policy, family separations, E-verify system, cheap imported labor, Illegal voting, "catch and release", MS-13 gang members, Northern border, visa overstays, Sen. Ted Cruz, Beto O'Rourke, immigration levels, assimilation, voter fraud, motor voter laws, Rep. Jeff Duncan, California secession
09/10/18 Filed in:
EnergyNever mind climate science or how the electric power grid works, renewable energy policies are based primarily on political considerations.
Read More...Tags: Paris climate agreement, President Donald Trump, man-made global warming theory, global warming, climate change, fossil fuels, social desirability bias, virtue signaling, Judith Curry, John Christy, Michael Mann, Roger Pielke, crop yields, forest cover, solar activity, Maunder minimum, combined cycle natural gas, base-load power, Intermittent power, American Wind Energy Association, 350.org, Sen. Chris Coons, Gov. John Carney, offshore wind power study, Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Power Plan, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards Act , fracking boom, DNREC
09/03/18 Filed in:
Taxes | BudgetThe 2018 tax cut will be a minor plus for Republican candidates on the campaign trail this fall, but real tax reform could be a big help in solving the fiscal problem longer term. Read More...Tags: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act , Speaker Paul Ryan, Bipartisan Budget Act, Rep. Kevin Brady, special interest tax breaks, economic growth rate, Chad Moutray, Sen. Chuck Schumer , Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Congressional Budget Office, tax revenues, Tax Reform 2.0, Indexing capital gains for inflation, Tax Reform Act of 1986, SimpleTax, grand bargain, balkanizatiion of government's fiscal equation, Afordable Care Act, Social Security, carbon tax, Market Choice Act, national park maintenance
08/27/18 Filed in:
HealthcareRepublicans have a pretty good story on healthcare if they are willing to stand up and be counted, but they need to get over the idea that it’s possible to please everyone. Read More...Tags: President Donald Trump, healthcare , Mueller probe, impeachment , pressure on the president, GovCare, single payer system, Affordable Care Act, individal mandate eliminated, GOP sabotage, Department of Justice, preexisting condittions, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Greg Walden, waivers, options, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, association healthcare plans, Junk insurance, Newt Gingrich
08/20/18 Filed in:
Political SystemNo Labels posits that unity will result if politicians discuss the issues, but experience suggests otherwise. It might be better to debate the issues and aim for timely and well-informed decisions. Read More...Tags: The Three Musketeers, "No labels" movement, Obama administration, economic redistribution, economic growth , President Donald Trump, A Better Deal, Medicare for all, Kerri Harris, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Tom Carper, Irrational exuberance, SAFE's job manifesto, David Smick, Main Street capitalism, Social Security, John Stossel, Leon Panetta, Illegal immigration, government shutdown
08/13/18 Filed in:
Social Security | EnergyIf some people get handouts, others must pay. Social welfare programs are the biggest cost in government; ethanol is a costly substitute for oil; fuel cells are unsuitable for commercial scale power generation. Read More...Tags: Frederic Bastiat, National Retiree Legislative Network, Social Security, Medicare, 75-year deficit liability, biofuel manddate, speical interests, corn farmers, ethanol producers, fracking boom, US oil production, Renewable Fuel Standard, Renewal Identification Numbers, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Chuck Grassley et al, Colin O'Mara, President Donald Trump, Bloom Energy, Delamarva Power, Public Service Commission, QFCP tariff, binary choice, combined cycle natural gas, Rick Jensen, John Nichols, Lindsay Leveen