Liberty
Democrats turn Texas floods into campaign prop
M.D. Kittle uses a Federalist column to label certain Democrats “despicable.” The worst of times has often brought out the best in Americans. But not always. As the death toll…
National Weather Service
U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Liberty
Leftists blame Trump, DOGE for Texas flooding
Editors at National Review Online explore the latest wild claims from the political left involving deadly flooding in Texas. It was a disaster. For some, however, it could not be just a…
Liberty
Cutting Down the Case for a Climate ‘Emergency’
Editors at Issues and Insights take aim at activists who want the Biden administration to declare a climate “emergency.” Just last week, congressional Democrats were urging President Joe Biden to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Grant pans Austria’s 100-year bonds
Jim Grant of Barron’s highlights the flaws of Austria’s new 100-year bonds. The National Weather Service makes 76 billion meteorological observations a year and mobilizes computing power 10,000 times greater…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
LISTEN HERE: HeadLocke 027: Recovering from Hurricane Florence
The newest Head Locke is out and you can listen to it here or download and subscribe on iTunes. According to the National Weather Service, Hurricane Florence dropped an estimated…
Energy
New York state also dealing with the issue of wind turbines disrupting military radar
The New York legislature is also questioning the wisdom of placing wind turbines too close to military installations and radar.
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“When it comes to beating the climate change drum, Sen. Ed Markey is the Energizer Bunny.”
So says David Wojick in a recent post at Judith Curry’s Climate etc. blog: As a Congressman, Rep. Markey was Chairman of the now defunct House Select Committee on Energy Independence…
Energy
About that global warming
Yes, your correspondent realizes that anecdotes about individual weather events or temperatures at one point in time in one location tell us little to nothing about climate patterns. Yet it’s…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Surprise, surprise: Threats about government employee furloughs turn out to be empty
Anyone with experience listening to the claims of those who oppose responsible government budgeting will not be surprised after reading this Bloomberg Businessweek report: When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Barron’s editorial page editor praises a good idea from the president’s budget plan
Thomas Donlan of Barron’s writes in the latest issue about a “modest proposal to study the possible sale of the Tennessee Valley Authority.” The president’s budget message calls for a…
Liberty
TIME humorist takes a poke at the government
Regular readers know that TIME magazine funny man Joel Stein is a relatively liberal Democrat, but that doesn’t prevent him from issuing an occasional wisecrack that betrays some dissatisfaction with…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Tax ignorance on display?
There’s really no need for a question mark in this case, since TIME‘s Bill Saporito displays a complete lack of understanding of the Tax Foundation’s Tax Freedom Day: I tend…