Liberty
Khanna admits truth about misnamed billionaire tax
Editors at Issues and Insights write about US Rep. Ro Khanna’s telling admission about a new tax proposal. It took less time than we would have imagined, but proponents of…
France
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Liberty
‘Net zero’ goal forces Brits to pay France to take British power
Will Jones writes for the Daily Sceptic about the negative impact of Britain’s pursuit of a misguided environmental goal. The cackhanded pursuit of Net Zero by Ed Miliband and his…
Liberty
Multiculturalism now comes into conflict with free speech
Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about a conflict between competing principles. For years conservatives warned that multiculturalism and free speech are on a collision course. If a society starts…
Liberty
Europe wages war on digital speech
Editors at National Review Online pan Europe’s approach to digital speech. “The U.S. will in the coming months — that’s certain — attack us over digital regulation,” predicted French President…
Agriculture
Possible tariff war over Trump’s Greenland ambitions would hurt North Carolina farmers
Several agricultural products may lose tens of millions in revenue, and thousands of jobs, in the event Trump’s threatened tariffs prompts a response from the EU.
NC 250
All the voices
When you consider the coming of the American Revolution to the colony of North Carolina 250 years ago, you might be tempted to take for granted the remarkable circumstances that…
NC 250
Catch the last episode of Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” tonight
Tonight at 8 p.m., PBS North Carolina will air the last episode of Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” documentary series. I have learned a great deal about the complex nature…
Liberty
Merkel’s lasting negative impact on Europe
Andrew Stuttaford writes for National Review Online about a former German leader’s lingering impact on European life. The reckless, arrogant and narcissistic decision by Angela Merkel, Germany’s second-worst chancellor, to…
Liberty
The high price of European politeness
Daniel Greenfield writes for Front Page Magazine about a major problem for European nations. “A Small European Nation Has a Big Explosions Problem,” a New York Times story recently reported.…
Liberty
America needs ‘anti-fragile’ electric grid
Chris Talgo writes for the American Thinker about a critical need for the nation’s infrastructure. In our modern age, the electric grid is the mother of all networks. Without electricity,…
Research Brief
Energy
Blackouts: The pain in Spain is mainly renewables’ blame
Shortly after Spain announced it had finally achieved 100 percent renewable power on the grid, the world got a reminder of the importance of baseload, dispatchable power. On April 22,…
Liberty
European developments support Vance’s warning
Elle Purnell writes for the Federalist about the vice president’s prescience during a recent European speech. It’s been a banner week for authoritarians in Europe, and it’s only Wednesday. On…