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What would a centrist do?

What would a centrist do?

The notion of centrism invites scorn from true believers. In many cases it is justified. A politician or person who just bends to the wind and prioritizes staying out of the crossfire, can often be accused of believing in nothing. Those in the so-called center deserve no respect if it is merely a hiding place...

By Edward Ring

America’s automotive future

America’s automotive future

Joe Biden, emulating trendsetting blue state governors like California’s Gavin Newsom and New York’s Andrew Cuomo, recently has declared that by 2030, new car sales must be 50 percent zero-emission electric vehicles. The problem with this decree is that it violates the proverbial rule against the government picking winners and losers. It’s one thing for the government to subsidize energy...

By Edward Ring

Unmasking school choice

Unmasking school choice

Abusive mask mandates for school children have exposed, yet again, the problem with central planning.

By Larry Sand

Newsom’s true opponents? Water and fire

Newsom’s true opponents? Water and fire

Not quite one year ago, Gavin Newsom did something that took political courage. It was also the right thing to do. He removed from one of the state’s local water boards one of the most outspoken critics of a desalination plant proposed for Huntington Beach. Unlike critics of desalination (once referred to as desalinization, and swiftly being...

By Edward Ring

The hundred-year road to CRT

The hundred-year road to CRT

A brief look at the progressive agenda in education reveals that Critical Race Theory is just the latest in a long series of attempts to deform and ultimately fracture the country.

By Larry Sand

Don’t be afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Teachers Union!

Don’t be afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Teachers Union!

Making national news is the Rhode Island teachers union (backed up by the national teachers union) suing a local Rhode Island mother Nicole Solas to stop her accessing information about what her child is being taught in school. This follows comments by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingartenpromising to pay legal fees for teachers...

By Craig Alexander