Last week, during a speech at a high-dollar fundraiser for the League of Conservation Voters in Washington, D.C., President Joe Biden exulted about a solar project in Angola. read more »
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China Syndrome
by Robert Bryce 05/30/2023
Two years ago, about 40 environmental groups, including Friends of the Earth, 350 Action, Earthworks, Sunrise Movement, and Union of Concerned Scientists, signed a letter urging Congress and the Biden Administration to work with China read more »
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Rescuing Ireland Won't Save Biden
by Joel Kotkin 04/18/2023
President Biden may have received a rapturous welcome in Ireland, but Democratic strategists in Washington will have taken little notice. read more »
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The New Great Game
by Joel Kotkin and Hugo Kruger 03/19/2023
The Western response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is widely seen as a sign of a reinvigorated alliance of democracies against authoritarianism. read more »
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A Nation of Giants Led By Pygmies
by Joel Kotkin 01/10/2023
The United States today stands as a living contradiction to the ‘great man theory of history’. For the US is a great country led by small minds. read more »
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North America Has An Opportunity to Lead the World
by Joel Kotkin 01/05/2023
For generations, pundits the world over have insisted that the future will be forged elsewhere — Europe for some, Japan for others and, more recently, China. Yet, in reality, the United States and Canada may well be best positioned for a changing world, if our leaders can leverage our natural advantages. read more »
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Washington DC’s Energy Colonialism
by Paul Driessen 09/14/2022
Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser thinks people worldwide have a “human right” to come to the United States, legally or illegally. Our nation’s capital proudly proclaimed itself a “sanctuary city” in 2016. read more »
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Gavin Newsom's Presidential Prospects
by Joel Kotkin 09/01/2022
Conservatives often see prospective presidential contender Gavin Newsom as a tool of the far Left—and, as such, politically doomed by the seemingly endless crises afflicting California. read more »
The Biggest Threat to the CHIPS Act? The Green Left
by Joel Kotkin 08/04/2022
The recent passage of the CHIPS act, a $280 billion dollar subsidy, may prove a giant boondoggle. But it also reflects a critical shift in US economic policy away from neoliberal free trade policies to a more nationalistic industrial policy. read more »
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Banning Modern Agriculture and High Crop Yields?
by Paul Driessen 07/31/2022
In just seven decades, America’s conventional (non-organic) farmers increased per-acre corn yields by an incredible 500% – while using steadily less water, fuel, fertilizer and pesticides – feeding millions more people. read more »
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