Michael McKenna

Desperate Democrats start pressing for energy taxes

Everything made, everything transported and everything that keeps people warm or provides electricity invariably involves the use of natural gas, oil or coal. No matter where or when it is imposed, a "carbon dioxide" tax is a tax on energy.

July 9, 2022

The ascendance of ‘National Conservatism’

To the surprise of many, it turns out that the idea of a "nation" is still very much alive.

July 6, 2022

Fourth of July truly worth celebrating

Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July and not the 17th of September - the day in 1787 that the Constitution was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

July 3, 2022

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, an evangelist for free markets

Hester Peirce's day job is being one of five commissioners at the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is a pretty powerful job.

June 29, 2022

Biden’s energy policy charades

President Joe Biden recently proposed suspending the federal gas tax for three months, the latest in a long line of failed efforts to convince the American people that he cares about high gasoline prices.

June 24, 2022

Trump’s critical deficiency during his presidency

Former President Donald Trump's principal deficiency as president was an inability to hire, retain and just generally have competent people in his personal orbit.

June 22, 2022

U.S. needs to lose the sentimentality about the Ukraine war

There was once a breakaway province, one that had a shared history and language with its mother country, but one that decided it was ultimately time to chart its own course in the world.

June 19, 2022

The Democrats want to increase both taxes and energy prices

Team Biden has been having fun for the last few weeks by falsely claiming that Republicans want to raise your taxes.

June 15, 2022

‘Drug pricing reform’ will kill people

The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) has been a failure.

June 11, 2022

What would a stronger GOP position on energy issues look like?

As the Republicans think about what to do in the event they wind up taking one or both houses of Congress next November, they should consider reframing many issues.

June 8, 2022

3 lessons from the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard trial

There have been dozens of different takes on the social, cultural and historical significance of the jury verdicts in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial.

June 3, 2022

America’s violence and the limits of congressional legislation

As Congress begins to discuss what to do next with respect to gun laws, some context, perspective and a sense of the limits of legislation are essential.

June 1, 2022

Sen. Rick Scott: ‘I am the most blessed person in America’

Like a lot of moms, Senator Rick Scott's (R-FL) mom had a clear plan for her son: He was going to make straight As, be an Eagle Scout, go to church, and eventually get a job and make money.

May 28, 2022

The first victims of the Biden’s ‘energy transition’

A few weeks ago, Sinn Fein, the Irish nationalist party, won control of parliament in the north of Ireland for the first time since the dismemberment of Ireland in 1921.

May 25, 2022

Rediscovering conservatism

In his new book, "Conservatism: A Rediscovery," Yoram Hazony makes a convincing case that Enlightenment rationalism is the god that failed.

May 21, 2022

Timor-Leste: The most important nation you’ve never heard of

If you care about who will control global energy flows and who will control the Pacific for the next 50 years, you should care about Timor-Leste. It may be the most important nation you've never heard of.

May 18, 2022

Google has some ideas about your electricity. You should be worried

A couple of weeks ago, Google came out with a manifesto on electricity and all the changes they plan to advocate for in the electricity industry. Some of them are not good.

May 11, 2022

Republican senators unwisely propose new energy tax

Two Senate Republicans -- Sen. Kevin Cramer and Senator Bill Cassidy -- seem to be taking Sen. Joe Manchin's latest legislative effort as a moment to advocate for higher energy taxes for consumers.

May 8, 2022

Comrade Sanders wishes us a happy May Day, ignoring the 100M killed by communism

Sen. Bernie Sanders, independent socialist from Vermont, just couldn't resist. Last Sunday, on May 1, he sent out an email wishing us all a "very happy May Day" and extolling the virtues of collectivism.

May 4, 2022

Is $73 trillion a lot? Team Biden doesn’t think so

$73 trillion over the next 10 years. That is how much of your money Team Biden wants the federal government to spend. Is that a lot? Well, on an annual basis, it is 66% higher than the average yearly spending over the last 10 years.

April 30, 2022