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ConstitutionEconomicsGovernmentLibertyPolitics
Francis Lieber’s America and the Politics of Today
by Richard Ebeling January 6, 2021At one level, this year’s presidential election has been no different from others
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Climate ChangeConstitutionEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedGovernmentPolitics
Send the Paris Climate Treaty to the Senate
by Paul Driessen December 7, 2020The most far-reaching international agreement ever must get Senate advice, consent and vote
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FeaturedGovernment
A Simple Solution to Solve Legislative Gridlock
by John Droz, Jr. February 14, 2019Remove some of the powers that nationally unelected political party leaders now have.
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
Who Needs Bipartisanship Without a Budget Constraint?
by Barry Poulson and John Merrifield September 19, 2018In 2018, all federal appropriation bills (with bipartisan support) have passed out of their respective committees.
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The so-called Paris “Treaty” has all sorts of grounds for complicated lawsuits to restrict America’s new found energy independence and growing massive natural-gas production.
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Take the power back to the people.
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Back before Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, there was a British band that did pretty well – Pink Floyd. Aside from gigantic albums The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall, they released in 1987 A Momentary Lapse of Reason.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
The “Establishment” is Slow to Learn; Senate Republicans Pushing for More #GreenPork
by Marita Noon April 12, 2016In this election cycle, we hear a lot about the “establishment.” Most people are not really sure who they are, but they are sure that they do not like them. The anger toward the establishment is not party specific and has propelled two unlikely candidates: Donald Trump on the Republican side and Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democrats.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Congress – Not the Supreme Court – Is to Blame for the US’s Present Circumstances
by Bette Grande March 8, 2016At his February 16 press conference discussing the death of Justice Antonin Scalia and the newly vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, President Barack Obama said, “The Constitution is pretty clear about what is supposed to happen now.” And so it is.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
So Much For Obama’s Pledge To Transparency
by H. Sterling Burnett March 7, 2016President Barack Obama repeatedly pledged he would run the most transparent administration in the history of the United States during both of his presidential campaigns, but the evidence shows Obama’s administration has not only failed to meet that standard, it has actively worked to conceal important information from the public.
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Environment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
Heartland Daily Podcast – Marita Noon: Presidential Candidates’ Energy Positions, and The Truth About Renewable Subsidies
by H. Sterling Burnett February 11, 2016In today’s edition of The Heartland Daily Podcast, Marita Noon, executive director for Energy Makes America Great Inc. and the companion educational organization Citizens’ Alliance for Responsible Energy (CARE), joins Managing Editor of Environment & Climate News H. Sterling Burnett. Noon joins the podcast to discuss the different Presidential candidates positions on energy and other energy related topics.
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Budgets/TaxesFeatured
After DC’s Snowmageddon – Some Things Should Stay Buried
by Seton Motley January 27, 2016Due to this weekend’s torrential winter downpour, we are currently in the midst of a federal government shutdown. Uh oh. We’ve been told so often by so many that a government shutdown will shake the Earth from its orbital path and send us careening into the Sun. So far, thankfully, that has not occurred.