Europe
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Environment/Energy
Reform USAID Energy Aid Policies Now!
by Paul Driessen and David Wojick January 7, 2020President Trump should direct USAID to support coal and gas, not just wind and solar.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/EnergyFeatured
The Paris Climate Agreement Was Doomed Even Before the United States’ Withdrawal
by H. Sterling Burnett December 9, 2019The U.S. was far from the worst offender against the climate agreement.
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Political election seasons are always interesting times.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/Energy
Around the World Backlash Increases Against Climate Change Policies
by H. Sterling Burnett June 13, 2019From Alberta to Australia, from Finland to France, and beyond, voters are increasingly showing their displeasure with expensive energy policies imposed by politicians in an inane effort to purportedly fight human-caused climate change.
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It’s a cornerstone of political economy that producers and traders need stable rules.
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Environment/Energy
Russia Is Polluting Energy and Climate Politics in Western Democracies
by H. Sterling Burnett April 15, 2019Russia is once again actively trying to influence the policies of foreign governments, though this time, the target is Europe, not the United States.
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Climate ChangeEnvironment/Energy
Climate Change Fueled Witch Hunts – Then and Now
by Gregory Wrightstone October 26, 2018European witch hunts of the 15th to 17th centuries targeted witches that were thought to be responsible for epidemics and crop failures related to declining temperatures of the Little Ice Age.
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EconomicsFeatured
When Will the Music Stop? No One Knows, But When It Does the Bill to Taxpayers Will Be Huge
by Todd Gabel October 8, 2018It has been said that economists have predicted “nine of the last five recessions,” or words to that effect, suggesting that the “dismal science” can’t be trusted.
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No single party or pre-election coalition received enough votes to enter parliament with a majority coalition, in the just concluded Italian general election.
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Agriculture is under attack.
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Environment/Energy
G-20 Nations Will Isolate the United States — Until They Want American Energy
by Isaac Orr August 14, 2017World leaders at the recent G-20 summit presented a mostly unified front against President Donald Trump in retaliation for his decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
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Government
Part 2: Is the Nation Our Forefathers Gave Us Slipping Away?
by Nancy Thorner July 28, 2017America’s Founding Fathers did not encourage unlimited immigration, but neither did they prevent or discourage it by any federal legislation. They believed most decisions should be left to individual states to regulate.
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Environment/Energy
Wind Power: High Environmental Costs, Limited Energy Delivered
by H. Sterling Burnett June 22, 2017Even when environmentalists admit wind power is more expensive than conventional fuel sources—and they often lie and claim it isn’t—wind advocates argue its environmental benefits are worth the added costs.