As we pass the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s inauguration, it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on how he got to the Oval Office. And perhaps we can dispell a couple of myths along the way. Donald Trump is president because he won the electoral college by trouncing Hillary Clinton 304-227. At the same […]
If you’ve ever gone to a summer camp in North America, the odds are good that you have been duped into participating in a snipe hunt, or shamelessly duped others into participating in one. A snipe hunt is a hunt for an elusive and imaginary creature called, well, a snipe. The unsuspecting victim is led […]
Over the course of this election cycle we Americans seem to have entirely lost our reason. For example, in the face of a deluge of emails which reveal deep corruption within the Clinton campaign, including wholesale media complicity in debate manipulation and poll fraud among other things, our concern seems to center on the fact […]
For a number of years, I have tried to provide our politicians or would-be politicians with solid scientific information on the climate controversy to enable them to talk about the science of climate intelligently. A few are already well-informed, like Republican State Senator Doug Whitsett, a veterinarian from Southern Oregon. Others are receptive and generally […]
Yesterday, I was asked who I was voting for, and when I replied “Trump” he said, “really?” “Really,” I replied. “Why,” he asked, “do you really think Trump can be a good president?” Here, word for word is my answer: Yes, I believe he will make a great President. For starters, he is a self-made […]
Democrats fight climate change with renewable pixie dust, while rest of world burns fossil fuels “There’s been a record six straight years of job growth, and new Census numbers show incomes have increased at a record rate after years of stagnation,” NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt misinformed Americans, as he launched the first Trump-Clinton […]
In a stunning reversal of what many presumed to be the “consensus,” the most prominent of Global Warming proponents who are scientists now say that the scientific literature does not support the popular belief that the Earth is headed for Armageddon if we do not repent our sins and stop buying Exxon gasoline. That moves […]
Social cost of methane regulations will further constrain energy production, for no benefit Having already done yeoman’s work stifling economic growth and job creation, President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency is doubling down again. The United States created a paltry 38,000 new jobs in May: one for every 8,000 Americans. Its labor force participation rate is […]
The Case for Donald Trump-Hashtag Never Moloch By Jim Wagner, The Northwest Connection Dennis Prager has recently offered what seems to me a startlingly clear-headed perspective on the “Never Trump” mantra. http://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2016/05/24/dennis-prager-n2167737 Of course that is only another way of saying that he sums up my thoughts exactly. To wit, it is heartbreaking to find […]