How might the teachings of His Holiness apply to public policy? I was surprised to discover that much of what His Holiness spoke of recalled Libertarian philosophies. Self-reliance. Self-confidence. The power of the mind to reject fear, and focus on
Because of the overwhelmingly positive response to my initial manifesto from my fellow Liberals, I’ve decided to expand it. In addition, it appears my first article was mistaken for satire of some kind. I can assure readers I am quite
I’m not sure where it comes from, but there seems to be an innate human need to blame natural disasters on human failings. This receives much deserved ridicule when religious fanatics blame earthquakes on a preponderance of cleavage. The non-religious
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets052511.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Pejman Yousefzadeh and Elizabeth Blackney to discuss Jon Huntsman’s past support of Cap and Trade, the stimulus plan, and
Once again, its time to add to the official Jeff Dunetz, “Stupid Things Blamed on Global Warming” list. During the past two and a half years, global warming moonbats have blamed each of the following on global warming, climate change
So David Evans is a scientist who worked for the Australian Greenhouse Office, as one of the country’s leading climate change experts. But once a global warming alarmist, he’s now a skeptic. He now believes that “The debate about global
What else can one say about this? Governor Christie to Talk Global Climate Change with Scientists Governor tells NJ Environmental Federation his original doubts were due to not having a “fully formed opinion.” The Republican governor, who caused a stir
One of the big threats from the global warming moonbat types is that a rise in temperature will melt the polar ice caps causing the oceans to rise, with the cataclysmic result of skyscrapers being under water. Let’s face it,
In a recent Washington Post op-ed, Michael Gerson opines that Ron Paul’s statements in the South Carolina GOP debate amounts to a philosophy that … …is Social Darwinism. It is the arrogance of the strong. It is contempt for the
Plastic is evil. Everyone knows that, right? You many have seen news about plastic lately you know it’s going to be the death of everyone, and the planet. Reality, as you might suspect, is slightly different than the news is,
One of the more interesting votes in California last November was the vote AGAINST Proposition 23. The vote was 61% No to 38% Yes. The Suspend Air Pollution Control Law (AB32) – Proposition 23 – proposed to push back the
Just when you think that they can’t come up with anything else, the global warming hoaxers unveil something new in their attempt to scare the public into believing their global redistribution of income scheme. The latest claim is those horrible,
The recent deadly tornadoes have killed hundreds of people. Our hearts go out to all who have lost their loved ones. It will take a long time for things to get back to normal for the affected areas and the
We all know how important energy is in our lives, just as commercial energy is critical to free market capitalism and the pursuit of prosperity in America. Now, thanks to environmental activists and several states, that may all be at
I’m not a big fan of the IRS, but usually I blame politicians for America’s corrupt, unfair, and punitive tax system. Sometimes, though, the tax bureaucrats run amok and earn their reputation as America’s most despised bureaucracy. Here’s an example.
There were reports about 10 days ago that the crowd in Washington reached a budget deal, for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year, with $33 billion of cuts. That number was disappointingly low. I wrote at the time that
Former President Jimmy Carter recently paid a visit to Cuba where he was treated more as a friend than as a former head of state. The Cuban government has now released a translation of his appearance on Cuban television. His
Boy, them Googlers Act Fast. Climate ‘skeptic’ website ICECAP posted this item noting Google’s latest gambit in global warming activism, which includes bringing on board as an advisor an academic whose name and address pop up with some frequency in
Although usual suspects are now saying that the chain of events leading to Japan’s nuclear crisis is simply proof that we need to now rule out the last energy source that works, in terms of providing the necessary, base-load power
You want to know how clueless too many of today’s lock-step thinking, left-wing critics are? They’re so blinded by ideology and partisanship that their number-one complaint about the thoroughly entertaining, engrossing, exciting, edge-of-your-seat “Battle: Los Angeles,” is that it’s somehow
The latest revelation of National Public Radio Senior VP Ron Schiller’s statements caught on video leaves little doubt about NPR’s mindset on the reporting of the global warming issue, and this must ultimately lead to a much larger examination about
On “Good Morning America,” Robin Roberts asks, “is there anything the President can really do to stop the rising gas prices here at home? Jake Tapper has more …” Finally an answer! Finally! They must’ve read my previous colums here
WASHINGTON (AP) – In rapid-fire action Friday, the Republican-controlled House voted to strip federal money from President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul and from Planned Parenthood and to bar the EPA from issuing global warming regulations. Upping the ante in
Cap-and-tax may be dead in Congress but the Kyoto agenda of stealth energy taxes marches on at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Although the Clean Air Act was enacted in 1970, years before global warming was a gleam in Al
If we’ve learned anything from the Huffington Post, it’s that celebrity’ attempts at political eloquence almost always ends in disaster. A recent op-ed by Canadian singer Raffi was no exception; while God dumped enough snow on America to collapse the
