In 1878, a wave of yellow fever swept through the American South and spread out through the Mississippi River Valley. Along with cholera, “yellow jack,” as it was known—after the…
By M. Anthony Mills | March 14, 2023
Notwithstanding some recent declines, domestic crude oil prices in the U.S. are about 45% higher than when President Biden was inaugurated. Global crude oil prices are about 48% higher. U.S. gasoline prices are about a dollar…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 6, 2023
Note: This letter to the editor appeared in the Wall Street Journal on March 2, 2023, in response to the Journal’s March 1, 2023, op-ed titled “Republicans Ought to Be All…
By Benjamin Zycher | March 3, 2023
This post is in response to Press Coverage, Not the Spy Balloon, Forced Biden to Cancel Blinken’s China Jaunt by Andrew C. McCarthy Andrew McCarthy is absolutely correct in his observation that…
By Benjamin Zycher | February 6, 2023
For the Biden administration, climate is everything, and everything is climate. The latest example of this single-minded obsession is a proposed amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation that would require “certain Federal contractors disclose…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 25, 2023
Note: This letter to the editor appeared in the Wall Street Journal on January 19, 2023 in response to the Journal’s January 17, 2023 op-ed titled “There’s a Climate Solution in…
By Benjamin Zycher | January 19, 2023
Despite alarmist media claims, there is no evidence that a climate “crisis” looms in our future, let alone imminent danger of a climate catastrophe. Nevertheless, we are now witnessing decisions…
By Peter J. Wallison | Benjamin Zycher | December 12, 2022
In the wake of the midterm election results, President Biden has made it clear that “I’m not going to change,” in particular with respect to his view that “the oil companies are…
By Benjamin Zycher | November 21, 2022
California has established a requirement that 17% of a given manufacturer’s new vehicle sales in the state be “zero-emissions vehicles” by model year 2023, increasing to 35% in 2026 and…
By Benjamin Zycher | October 28, 2022
The Crisis of Liberalism Liberalism is in crisis. Its defenders, who see liberalism as a bulwark against tyranny, fear that illiberalism now threatens to overwhelm liberal democracy. Its critics, who…
By M. Anthony Mills | October 24, 2022
Notwithstanding vociferous criticism of the politicized use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by the Biden administration, such drawdowns have been employed for decades by Democratic and Republican administrations alike as an ad hoc and futile response to short-run increases in fuel prices. Unlike the…
By Benjamin Zycher | October 7, 2022
The joy of spending huge amounts of tax dollars — Other People’s Money — is a truth obvious and eternal, but the corrupting effects of a systemwide shift toward such…
By Benjamin Zycher | October 6, 2022
Note: This letter to the editor appeared in the Wall Street Journal on September 30th, 2022 in response to the Journal’s September 26, 2022 op-ed titled “Both Parties Should Support…
By Benjamin Zycher | September 30, 2022
While Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has withdrawn his own permitting bill, it is expected to surface again as Congress turns to permitting reforms to make it easier to build the necessary infrastructure for…
By James W. Coleman | September 30, 2022
Like the deeply destructive “Inflation Reduction Act” that will do no such thing, the “permitting reform” bill (summarized here) released last week by Senator Joe Manchin carries a title — “The Energy Independence and Security…
| September 27, 2022