Commentary

Sloan: The greater threat to the planet

George Will recently wrote a rather chilling column, pointing out something so obvious that it has escaped much attention. That is this: while much of the world is obsessed over climate change, to the point of spending trillions of dollars annually, virtually no attention is being paid to another hypothetical scenario, one that is at least as real in potential (if not more so) as climate change and which bears far more immediate and devastating consequences โ€“ that is the threat of nuclear war.

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Walcher: Is the goal cleaner air, or something else?

Governments are often behind the curve in recognizing the latest technology. Innovation invariably moves faster than the intentionally slow processes of government. We saw that with the Biden Administrationโ€™s methane regulations, and we are seeing it again with its recent move to halt upcoming liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permits. The LNG export moratorium has sparked intense debates around the country, on both sides of the aisle, and will have repercussions for years.

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Lobue: Since Biden inherited the Trump boom, the whole economyโ€™s gone bust

By JOSEPH LOBUE | The Federalist For years, President Joe Biden was flying west to east with the prevailing winds, economically speaking. During Covid, politicians (primarily Democrats) closed down large portions of the economy. When Covid ended, the economy โ€œgrewโ€ because thatโ€™s what happens when you go from a partially closed economy to an entirely

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Gaines: Getting back from the state what weโ€™re owed under TABOR

Pretend that your employer accidentally overpaid you, say $20 extra a month for a couple years.ย  Neither of you notice until one day you get an email telling you about the mistake.ย  The mistake has been fixed and your pay will be $20 less going forward.ย  Also, you now owe your employer $240.ย  Not a pleasant thing to consider.

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Basile: โ€˜Wokeโ€™ Scouts and the death of another American institution

Another week, another headline that has millions wondering what has happened to the America of our youth. โ€œWokeโ€ social engineering by the far left appears to have claimed another victim: the Boy Scouts of America. The organization that had molded millions of boys into leaders who valued nature, personal responsibility and hard work has announced it will rebrand itself as โ€œScouting America,โ€ removing the word โ€œboyโ€ from its name. Itโ€™s a wonder they didnโ€™t remove America too.

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Copeland: How to stop wrecking our country

Letโ€™s be realistic. Undoing the malign influence of Marxist ideology and anti-Semitism in our schools is going to take a very long time. Our elementary age children are being educated to be activists for progressive causes. It will take a massive effort to build a whole generation of teachers in K-12 and universities who will teach the truth and Americaโ€™s founding principles.

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Walcher: We can govern ourselves, something our current regulators apparently no longer believe

There is a famous story about Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman walking down the street with a friend. The friend stopped and said, โ€œHey, there is a $20 bill on the sidewalk.โ€ The economist turned to him and replied, โ€œThere canโ€™t be. If there were a $20 bill on the sidewalk, somebody would have picked it up.โ€

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