It is almost the same story, time and again. Most people prefer to trust rather than verify, opening the door to fraud, sometimes fraud on an incredible scale. Just a little competent checking might have prevented monumental disasters. Did anyone note the recent passing of one of the most brazen con men of all time: […]
During our late July heat wave, I was talking with a man who was sweltering, because Portland General Electric had turned off his air conditioner as part of a program to shed load during periods of peak demand for electricity. He was being paid $50 for his trouble. That may sound like a good deal […]
Neither Ontario nor any country should follow its example on energy and environmental policies On March 8, 2018, former US Vice President Al Gore visited Ontario, Canada in an attempt to help then-Premier Kathleen Wynne win the June 7 provincial election. Gore said, “I travel all over the world, and I cite Ontario as an […]
The January 8, 2018 court decision in the Bundy case brings to mind the work of Sidney Powell. Sidney Powell, a widely respected attorney, became concerned with the conduct of the federal prosecutors. This was based on having spent ten years in the Department of Justice and twenty years in private practice. With the urging […]