Friday, January 17, 2025
Nobody empowered oligarchs like Biden did
Nobody empowered oligarchs like Biden did: Throughout Biden's four years in office, he has had unelected bureaucrats abusing their power issuing regulations as fast as they can. These regulations put massive burdens on businesses and especially harm the small- and medium-sized businesses Biden only pretends to care about.
Satire: Joe Biden’s farewell address
Satire: Joe Biden’s farewell address: My fellow Ukrainians ... I mean, Americans, this is my final chat with you from a Delaware beach, oops, I mean the Oval Office. It’s been an exciting four days...oh, what is that, Jill? Okay, it’s been an exciting four years since I took the oath of office when I promised to unite the country, never to lie to the American people, and to keep Hunter employed. Well, one out of three isn’t bad.
It’s past time to bringing the bureaucracy to heel
It’s past time to bringing the bureaucracy to heel: The phrase “public service union” is an oxymoron. A union holding a company to ransom where there is a market reality controlling the negotiations is arguably a relatively fair system. When there is no profit and loss equation, just threats and handshakes between multiple levels of the same public service, it becomes a joke.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
LA fires become breeding ground for ‘climate change’ propaganda
LA fires become breeding ground for ‘climate change’ propaganda: It has been obvious for a long time that the climate is and has always changed cyclically and naturally. So why do most journalists continue to repeat that humans and our use of natural resources is causing warming that is causing ice to melt, oceans to rise, more severe storms, droughts, floods and disastrous fires?
The only answer I can come up with is that they are just Democrats through and through. They will push whatever agenda Democrats are trying to force on the American people, no matter how unpopular or destructive they are. Facts and science clearly don’t matter.
How Can Trump Overcome the Resistance?
How Can Trump Overcome the Resistance?: A recent poll confirming that nearly half of federal government employees plan to resist a second Trump administration should alarm anyone who values the integrity of constitutional governance. For those of us who have served in public office, the data aren’t surprising. Bureaucratic resistance — quiet or overt — has long been an entrenched feature of Washington’s political landscape. Yet the scale and brazenness of defiance revealed in this survey highlights a broader threat: a federal bureaucracy that prioritizes its own agenda over the will of the voters.
RMG Research: Federal bureaucrats who identify as Democrats plan to ‘resist’ Trump en masse
RMG Research: Federal bureaucrats who identify as Democrats plan to ‘resist’ Trump en masse: Can we consider this an insurrection? Perhaps election subversion? Maybe an attempt to undermine our “democracy”? (Yes, I know we’re a republic, but since we did just deliver Trump a majority of the nation’s votes, “democracy” conveniently, for argument’s sake, applies.)
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Epic Failures of Incompetent Leaders Also Known as Democrats
Epic Failures of Incompetent Leaders: The crisis of leadership unfolding in California is not an anomaly. It is part of the American cultural shift that prioritizes “safe spaces” and feelings over reality and functionality. The slow slide into incompetence that has cost American lives and livelihoods has been progressing for many years.
Lowman S. Henry: Gov. Josh Shapiro is leading from behind
By Lowman S. Henry
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is proficient at glitzy news conferences, meticulously staged, and replete with memorable sound bites such as his earthy line about getting stuff done. What he isn’t good at is providing the leadership necessary to get stuff done.
Fresh off the least productive legislative session in recent memory, the governor is noted more for breaking a deal with Senate Republicans that triggered a lengthy budget stand-off than for anything he has accomplished.
Two recent developments have again revealed his fecklessness in leading when the situation cries out for a strong executive presence: the proposed Nippon/U.S. Steel deal, and the high cost of electrical energy. The latter, of course, is driving the current inflationary cycle as energy is needed at every link in the supply chain.
The proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel is on life support due to the questionable tactics of labor union leaders and political pandering. Union officials along with powerful political figures such as soon-to-be former President Joe Biden have been working to scuttle the deal on the specious claim that it is a national security risk.
Notably, the same week Joe Biden deep-sixed the deal his administration was selling billions of dollars in armaments to Japan — a nation which is our most significant ally in checking the growing threat of Chinese aggression.
Meanwhile, actual steelworkers along with local mayors and with the critical support of state Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland), have been fighting to get the deal approved.
Approval of the deal would bring billions of dollars of investment into U.S. Steel’s southwestern Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities and cement the company’s headquarters presence in what will hopefully continue to be the Steel City.
Given the divide, Shapiro has opted to remain firmly on the fence, issuing mealy-mouthed statements that amount to nothing. This is a case where strong leadership to bring the sides together forging an agreement that would keep U.S. Steel in Pittsburgh is sorely needed. But, despite the urging of Senator Ward the governor has failed to provide that leadership.
Shapiro — who supports the radical green policies that have stifled energy production — has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking to deflect the blame for higher electricity prices to the operations of the PJM power grid of which Pennsylvania is the largest consumer.
Notably, Shapiro continues to fight in court to keep Pennsylvania in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or RGGI which is a multi-state compact theoretically designed to reduce carbon emissions. The real impact of the alliance, however, is to prompt the closure of coal-fired power plants and suppress the development of power sources other than undependable and expensive so-called renewable energy.
RGGI would effectively place a carbon tax on electricity generated using fossil fuels resulting in a substantial further increase in consumer electric bills. Legislative leaders have gone to court arguing correctly that only lawmakers can impose taxes. They won the first round, but Shapiro has appealed and that ruling remains pending.
In the meantime, power plants are closing and given the uncertainty surrounding RGGI new investment has slowed to a trickle. Add in the skyrocketing demand for electrical energy, especially from data-driven enterprises along with government-fostered use of electric vehicles and you have the textbook environment for price inflation: too much demand chasing too little supply.
PJM is tasked with ensuring enough energy flows into the grid to supply demand. However, with Shapiro-supported policies constricting generation by fossil fuel and the development of “renewables” being both slow and undependable PJM is now having to pay more to power producers.
According to The Center Square: “The grid operator’s most recent auction to secure enough power to meet demand in the coming year illustrated the point starkly: the cost to run the grid will climb 800% as of June 1, meaning utility bills will skyrocket by roughly 30%.”
To emphasize the point: Your electric bill will go up by roughly 30%.
Shapiro is attempting to place the blame for the coming energy debacle on PJM and its procurement processes. The truth, however, is that Shapiro’s strict adherence to radical green climate change hysteria has resulted in policies and a market environment that will inevitably lead to higher prices and electric shortages.
So, as Pennsylvania jobs migrate to Ohio or southern states, and as your electric bill skyrockets while you sit in the dark during rolling blackouts look to Harrisburg and the lack of leadership emanating from the Governor’s Mansion as the cause.
Lowman S. Henry is Chairman & CEO of the Lincoln Institute and host of the weekly American Radio Journal and Lincoln Radio Journal. His email address is lhenry@lincolninstitute.org.
January 20 – A New Independence Day
January 20 – A New Independence Day: Could January 20, which is less than a week away, become another Independence Day for Americans who strive for freedom against a tyrannical federal government?
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The Environmentalist War on California
The Environmentalist War on California: Misguided environmentalist policies were major contributors to the California fires. The first policy led to a self-inflicted shortage of water, the second policy led to the buildup of tinder in California’s forest, the third to the large number of EVs that exploded. Additional environmental policies were indirectly responsible for the self-inflicted shortage of firemen, fire equipment, and powerlines that desperately needed to be fireproofed.
We Need Immediate Action to Reverse Joe Biden’s Executive Orders
We Need Immediate Action to Reverse Joe Biden’s Executive Orders: On Joe Biden’s first day in office in January 2021, he signed seventeen executive orders. These orders are notorious and remained controversial throughout his term in office. They included such measures as stopping the Keystone Pipeline — an order that was blamed for rising gasoline prices throughout Biden’s term (the real cause of such price increases was the Biden administration’s massive spending sprees, but the pipeline shutdown made the situation worse). Other Biden orders on that first day included renewed environmentalist-extremist measures such as rejoining the “Paris Accords” (wildfires continue unabated despite this order).
Monday, January 13, 2025
Lockdowns Were Never Mainstream
Lockdowns Were Never Mainstream As we celebrate the nomination and eventual confirmation of Dr. Bhattacharya, we will continue to hear “Fringe” describe him. This is nonsense. Lockdowns were a security state-driven pandemic response rooted in fear, panic, and authoritarianism. They were never mainstream.
Trump is becoming a master statesman and world leader
Trump is becoming a master statesman and world leader: During President Trump’s first term as president, many of us complained about his bad behavior: his boorish remarks, personal insults, badgering, and other sundry criticisms. But this time around, the President seems to be taking a more nuanced approach; at first glance, he is working from both ends of the behavioral spectrum. On the one hand, he is stating his hopes for the future without pressures on others; on the other hand, he’s playing hardball with his expectations. And he seems to be taking a strategic approach to whichever attitude he uses.
Wildfires and the Hoary Hoax of a Burning Planet
Wildfires and the Hoary Hoax of a Burning Planet The current raging California fires are largely a function of misguided government policies. Officials have essentially curtailed the supply of water available to firefighters, even as they have increased the supply of combustible kindling and vegetation which feeds these wildfires.
Greenland: A Reminder of Why Trump was Elected
Greenland: A Reminder of Why Trump was Elected: I knew supporting President Trump would be unpopular here in my adopted country of Denmark, but that was before he made his recent Greenland remarks and the public relations visit of his son to Greenland.
A Cascade of Failures in California
A Cascade of Failures in California: Much has already been written about the L.A. wildfires and doubtless much more will be written in the future. The single most important point in the whole situation is that these fires were, if not completely preventable, at least foreseen. A firefighter warned Joe Rogan about it at least six months ago. What happened in Los Angeles was the result of a cascading series of events including adverse weather, bone-headed administrative decisions, and a degree of negligence that should be investigated for cause.
Illegal Immigration Is Killing Small Towns
Illegal Immigration Is Killing Small Towns: Dementia Joe’s disastrous presidency can’t end soon enough. While he’s busy offering clemency to child rapists and murderers (and teasing the prospect of pardons for the lawfare tyrants who tormented his political adversaries these miserable last four years), his chief operating officer handling the Democrats’ suicidal open borders policy — Department of Homeland (in)Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — is preoccupied with shielding a million more foreign nationals from future deportation. This extra protection for Venezuelans, El Salvadorans, Ukrainians, and Sudanese is in addition, of course, to the lawless Biden regime’s ongoing criminal conspiracy to aid and abet international drug smugglers, sex slavers, and black market crime syndicates by resettling millions of illegal aliens (cartel “cargo”) across the United States.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Wait, there's no such thing as a Snail Darter?
Wait, there's no such thing as a Snail Darter?: Species are becoming extinct! It’s a crisis competing for all manner of other crises, though at the moment the “Climate Crisis,” AKA “Climate Change,” is winning the publicity and funding war.
Gavin Newsom must be held accountable
Gavin Newsom must be held accountable: Newsom and his subordinates have blood on their hands and deserve punishment for the death and destruction caused by his negligence and incompetence.
This should be a watershed moment for voters. Will they reject virtue-signaling charlatans such as Newsom, whose only accomplishment is bloviating before microphones and posing before cameras? We shall know soon.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Liberalism is incompatible with Christianity
Liberalism is incompatible with Christianity: Government is an unfortunate necessity. We need it to do that which we cannot do for ourselves. Its functions are listed in the preamble to the Constitution -- to preserve the union of states, to protect the innocent and prosecute the guilty, to enable its citizens to live in peace and to protect them from foreign or domestic threats, to provide them with the opportunity to prosper and to protect the tenets of liberty for its citizens and their descendants.
Friday, January 10, 2025
The Laken Riley Act Must Become Law
The Laken Riley Act Must Become Law: Today, January 10, marks what should have been Laken Riley’s 23rd birthday. Instead of celebrating her life, her family and loved ones are left to mourn her senseless death — an avoidable tragedy caused by an illegal alien with a criminal record who should never have been on the streets. Earlier this week, in her honor, the House of Representatives took a significant step forward by passing the Laken Riley Act, a measure designed to close dangerous loopholes in immigration enforcement.
Fact checkers upset fact checkers checked
Fact checkers upset fact checkers checked: Covid hysteria introduced many themes that badly crash landed. Among them: “trust the science,” “if you take the Covid vaccine you won’t get covid or transmit it,” “masks protect you and others,” “social distancing protects you” and “I am science.” Among the most spectacular crackups was: “trust the experts.”
Thursday, January 09, 2025
As Los Angeles burns
As Los Angeles burns: As one side understands that fire hydrants failing to deliver the water needed to fight fires is a result of municipal incompetence, the other side engages in a rite of self-flagellation proclaiming that our sacrifice has not been sufficient to placate nature’s god. They ask forgiveness for their sin of emitting too much carbon dioxide and promise to repent by only doing their laundry when the sun is shining. Their position is all too silly to take seriously, but they point to their esteemed high priests who have studied the earth and the heavens and know better than you.
Is Rachel Maddow Just Plain Stupid?
Is Rachel Maddow Just Plain Stupid?: The Left’s high priestess of political drama has spoken again. Her recent diatribe regarding all things January 6 is a master class in projection, denial, lack of self-awareness, and gaslighting.
Maybe California politicians should listen to Trump instead of seeking to Trump-proof the state
Maybe California politicians should listen to Trump instead of seeking to Trump-proof the state: Trump has had the common sense for years to tell California that they should clean up the underbrush and save water when they have record rain and snow. Instead of listening to Trump and following his advice, the complicit media and other Democrats mocked him and did nothing.
Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Axios: Republicans control 60% more of the state lawmaking bodies than Democrats
Axios: Republicans control 60% more of the state lawmaking bodies than Democrats: Democrats have control in 15 state lawmaking bodies, while Republicans have command in 24 — the other 11 states are either “split” control states, or the unique case of Nebraska with its unicameral structure. The difference between the Republican and Democrat control? Republicans control 60% more of the states than the Democrats. Yet, things are as purple, socialist, and communist as ever.
‘Thank You, Dr. Fauci’
‘Thank You, Dr. Fauci’: After all, if a large number of the right people were to view the film, it would change Anthony Fauci’s public reputation from the courageous voice of science to a mendacious bureaucrat whose reckless obsession with genetically altered vaccines paved the way for a devastating pandemic.
The Demise of the Mainstream Media
The Demise of the Mainstream Media: Thanks to Donald Trump’s revolutionary campaign strategy of near-exclusive focus on internet media, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and self-immolation, the dominant ninety-year run of the self-styled “mainstream media” ended with the 2024 presidential election, alongside its legacy of being the cheerleaders and propaganda arm of the American Left and an increasingly radicalized Democrat Party.
Tuesday, January 07, 2025
What Americans Don’t Know (But Need To Know) About China
What Americans Don’t Know (But Need To Know) About China: Communism and Godlessness define China. China’s policies are heavily influenced by its communist ideology, which promotes atheism and seeks to align religious practices with the state’s political agenda. The Chinese Communist Party has implemented policies to control and regulate religious activities, ensuring they align with the party’s goals and Marxist vision. This includes the “sinicization” of religion, which aims to integrate religious practices with Chinese culture and socialist values.
Trump’s Arctic Policy Is No Folly
Trump’s Arctic Policy Is No Folly: It’s all about gaining greater American control over the Arctic, where Russia and China are cooperating to build a strong presence. Fears that such cooperation will extend to include North Korea and Iran are not unfounded. Many pundits believe that Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran have aligned themselves into a new Axis of Evil. According to Merrill Matthews of the Institute for Policy Innovation, they are in “expansionist mode,” seeking “much more land and power” and “coordinating their efforts to benefit each country’s goals.”
Monday, January 06, 2025
When Did Changing Weather Become Climate Change?
When Did Changing Weather Become Climate Change?: What’s the difference between weather and climate?
'The View' Jumps the Shark as Sunny Hostin Insults Millions with Absurd Jan. 6 Rant
'The View' Jumps the Shark as Sunny Hostin Insults Millions with Absurd Jan. 6 Rant On Monday, ABC’s “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin tried to elevate the importance of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion to the extreme by claiming it was on par with World War II, the Holocaust, and slavery.
How To Reduce The Federal Deficit Fast
How To Reduce The Federal Deficit Fast: Our national debt is a little over $35 trillion. That’s a lot. Addressing this head-on is not for the weak, the weepy, or those lacking gonads or vertebrae, or both. And it’s going to take more than simply balancing the budget. We must start to draw down the debt immediately.
Sunday, January 05, 2025
Saturday, January 04, 2025
Trump Learns Biden's Order Lowers Flags to Half-Staff During His Inauguration: 'Let's See How It Plays Out'
Trump Learns Biden's Order Lowers Flags to Half-Staff During His Inauguration: 'Let's See How It Plays Out': President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown half-staff the 30 days following the death of President Jimmy Carter.
Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2024, Killing 73 Million People
Abortion Was the Leading Cause of Death Worldwide in 2024, Killing 73 Million People More human beings died in abortions than any other cause of death in 2024.
Friday, January 03, 2025
New Orleans and government patterns
New Orleans and government patterns: Patterns matter in the investigation of any crime, but particularly in identifying, deterring and capturing terrorist operations. They also matter in understanding the motivations and actions of governments.
Throughout the Harris/Biden Administrat...
Thursday, January 02, 2025
H-1B Visas: A Lesson from Canada
H-1B Visas: A Lesson from Canada “Temporary” programs in Canada and America rarely benefit their existing populaces. Here’s hoping the incoming Trump administration takes heed of Canada’s abject failure to reign in its permanent “temporary” population and reigns in the policies that impoverish the native citizenry.
The Ugly Residue of the Biden Presidency
The Ugly Residue of the Biden Presidency: Most people are counting the days until President Trump takes office—we’ll be restoring our reputation, overcoming our economic woes, eliminating the remainder of the woke agenda, and acting like America again.
How low can Joe go? Now he's forking out big civilian honors to Liz Cheney and her ilk
How low can Joe go? Now he's forking out big civilian honors to Liz Cheney and her ilk: For his first act of 2025 in his final acts as president, Joe Biden has announced he will award compulsive Trump-hater Liz Cheney one of the nation's highest civilian honors.
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
The Media's Deception of Parents
The Media's Deception of Parents USA Today offered a lie in an article titled No, Vermont ruling doesn’t allow schools to ‘force-vaccinate’ kids / Fact check. But of course it does – there is no possible alternative legal interpretation of the case.
Joe Biden's final insult: Letting 9/11 terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed off with a plea deal
Joe Biden's final insult: Letting 9/11 terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed off with a plea deal: Joe Biden is known to be resentful and bitter, not just at being forced out of the presidential race only to see his designated successor lose to Donald Trump. He's been resentful for years, at President Obama making him a figure of fun during his administration, at Obama endorsing his rival in 2015, and at Obama famously telling him in 2019 "you don't have to do this, Joe," all the while, watching Obama remain popular with the left.
Welcome to the New Normal
Welcome to the New Normal: Perhaps the real message of last November’s election is not that Donald Trump won, but that woke progressivism lost. After all, though Trump has flaws, he at least lives in the real world and not in some ideological fantasy.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The DOGE Brothers Meet the Swamp
The DOGE Brothers Meet the Swamp: We are coming into a New Year with a lot of excitement of feeling regarding a change of governing philosophy, from one of grotesque and profligate federal spending to one of rational cost cutting headed by the “DOGE Brothers.” The hope is that the nation will find its way out of having a federal government that acts, as it has for our lifetimes, as an abyss of plunder, and becomes instead a guardian of our property and liberty, as it should always be.
Mayorkas's Failures
Mayorkas's Failures: On December 22, 2024, during an interview on “Face the Nation,” Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, dismissed the trafficking of children at the border as "outside the responsibility of DHS." This stunning remark followed a scathing Inspector General's report that exposed systemic failures and the federal government’s inability to account for 300,000 missing migrant children. The report underscores a breakdown that extends beyond DHS to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), both of which report directly to President Biden and Vice President Harris. This is not just a bureaucratic failure -- it is a collapse of leadership at the highest level.
Monday, December 30, 2024
A Spiteful Biden Adds to His Failed Legacy
A Spiteful Biden Adds to His Failed Legacy: President Joe Biden, a medically confirmed non-compos mentis elderly man, has displayed the resolute spitefulness that comes with the Alzheimer’s disease, even while allegedly serving his duties as President of the United States.
Who the Hell is Running the Country?
Who the Hell is Running the Country?: In name, Joe Biden is America’s 46th president. His “signature” is on official documents. He is photographed periodically, whether in the Oval Office, wandering in foreign lands, or inappropriately sniffing or nibbling young childre...
Sunday, December 29, 2024
Saturday, December 28, 2024
The Maps of MAGA: Charting a New Course for America
The Maps of MAGA: Charting a New Course for America: In the complex political landscape of America, Alfred Korzybski’s profound insight, “The map is not the territory,” resonates with striking relevance. As we stand on the precipice of another Trump Administration, it’s crucial to understand that the ideological maps drawn by the MAGA movement and the America First doctrine are not merely symbolic or theoretical; they are blueprints for navigating the tangible, often tumultuous, territory of our nation’s future.
Trump Must Take Heed of the Corruption in Ukraine’s Government
Trump Must Take Heed of the Corruption in Ukraine’s Government: Europe now has no more corrupt country than Ukraine. For the third consecutive year, the country has been grappling with the repercussions of an ongoing war, seeking ways to sustain and operate all governmental institutions while relying heavily on international aid. Additionally, as was to be expected, within the Ukrainian government, there are individuals who are still attempting to profit amid a substantial budget shortfall.
Charity Foundations As the Propaganda Arm of the Globalists
Charity Foundations As the Propaganda Arm of the Globalists: The Reece Committee, a continuation of the Cox Committee, launched an investigation into the activities of tax-exempt foundations in 1954. Functioning as an investigative committee of the House of Representatives, the Reece Committee called witnesses who testified under oath, corresponded with university professors who gave their expert opinions in writing, and collected affidavits from officers of the foundations who responded to some of the accusations made against them. One area the Reece Committee investigated was the funding of globalist propaganda by the foundations.
Friday, December 27, 2024
There is no pardoning the Biden administration
There is no pardoning the Biden administration: The Biden administration, set up as it was by the Obama administration, has been a clear and present danger to the United States of America. In almost every way imaginable. It has tanked an economy that otherwise was on the way to (an almost inevitable) rapid, post-pandemic recovery, causing pain to countless American families.
Whistleblowers: More Important Than They’ve Ever Been
Whistleblowers: More Important Than They’ve Ever Been: Whistleblowers are the people willing to risk their careers, reputations, and even personal safety to expose corruption, fraud, and abuses of power. And in today’s polarized climate, whistleblowers play a key role in safeguarding liberty, integrity, and the rule of law.
As Christianity Dies In The West, The West Dies, Too
As Christianity Dies In The West, The West Dies, Too: At its zenith, Christianity accomplished much. The Christian world ended slavery around the world. It brought us functional manifestations of individual liberty and democratic institutions. It freed men from the farm and sent us to the moon. It’s done much more, from the mundane to the magnificent, and driven prosperity across the globe.
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
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