In another example of his ever-growing list dictatorial actions, Donald Trump sealed a deal last week between US Steel and Nippon Steel that essentially nationalized the new entity — a move I believe could be a precursor to nationalizing the…
Republicans and Democrats have joined forces to launch a new trade war with some of America’s trade partners by imposing tariffs (a tax) on imports coming from high carbon-polluting countries in order to fight global warming, and the inspiration for…
The year was 2008. America was in the early stages of the Great Recession caused by the government itself after years of interference with the free-market “economy” in areas like real estate, banking, and energy, along with excessive government spending…
In August 2011, after announcing his candidacy for the 2012 nomination for president, then-Governor Rick Perry appeared before a New Hampshire business group to discuss his policy ideas. After giving his presentation, Perry was asked in a Q & A…
When Democrats passed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, they succeeded in setting mandatory Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) that required ever-increasing amounts of ethanol be blended into gasoline. Despite documented evidence of ethanol’s damage to consumers and the…
During the 2016 GOP presidential primaries, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took a political gamble leading up to the Iowa caucus when he called for major changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program, including a call to end ethanol subsidies.…
One of the few bright spots coming from the Trump administration has been his willingness to let the EPA under Scott Pruitt undo some of the damage done by the agency during the Obama administration. Unfortunately, Trump recently decided to…
