After brief and successful negotiations with Turkey, which previously had announced its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, the countries will be put on track to acceptance. Bloomberg reports: NATO moved one step closer to bolstering its eastern front with Russia after Turkey dropped its opposition to Swedish and Finnish bids to join the […]
Archives for June 2022
10th AMENDMENT: Dobbs Decision a Win for States’ Rights
You’ve read here extensively in the past about the importance of the Constitution’s Tenth Amendment, reserving any undelegated powers for the states. At the Ron Paul Institute, former congressman and presidential candidate, Dr. Ron Paul, explains how the Roe v. Wade decision was “an illegitimate usurpation of state authority.” He writes (abridged): The Supreme Court […]
What Just Happened? Fixing Its Historic Mistake
Qualifications for the Worst Justice Ever That would be Harry Blackmun. Francis Menton views Blackmun as a pretty good candidate, but Mr. Menton also allows that good cases could be made for others. A Shockingly Week Decision The Manhattan Contrarian writes that Roe, unquestionably, is the most dramatic and consequential power grab from the Warren […]
Why Work When Taxes Take It All?
Your Survival Guy witnessed firsthand on my recent fact-gathering trip to Paris just how taxes can impact the labor force. Obviously, the business world is wiping the Covid crust from its eyes, but there’s a fine line between government assistance that creates value, and that which does not. When taxes are high, and assistance discourages […]
Oil Demand Increasing Despite Growth in Renewables
According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy for 2022, renewable energy generation rapidly increased in 2021, but demand for oil still grew by 5.3 million barrels per day. The Review reports: BP today released the 71st annual edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy, the most comprehensive collection and analysis of […]
Why Is the USDA Burying the Facts on Low-Carb Diets?
According to Nina Teicholz’s analysis at Unsettled Science, there is plenty of scientific evidence for the benefits of a low-carb diet, in fact much more than for vegetarian diets. But, she says, the official USDA/HHS guidelines ignore low-carb diets and while pushing vegetarian diets. She writes (abridged): “I was wondering if we should have a […]
These Normal Household Products Could Disrupt Your Endocrine System
On his blog, Mercola.com, Dr. Joseph Mercola explains that certain household items could be harming your endocrine system, and could interfere with “development, reproduction, neurological functioning, metabolism, satiety and your immune system function.” He writes: Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are similar in structure to natural hormones such as the female sex hormone estrogen, the male […]
Zelensky Asks G-7 for More Assistance Fighting Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to expel Russian forces from Ukraine before the harsh winter, and he asked G-7 leaders to lend him further assistance in doing so. The Wall Street Journal reports: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to Group of Seven leaders for more support from allies to push Russia out of newly conquered territories, according […]
AFGHAN WITHDRAWAL: State Department Accused of “Coverup”
At Just the News, the site’s Foreign Desk reports on the chief watchdog for American activities in Afghanistan accusing the State Department of “unreasonably” withholding information about the botched Biden administration withdrawal. The report: The chief watchdog for U.S. activities in Afghanistan is accusing the State Department of “unreasonably” withholding information about the Biden administration’s […]
Saudi Oil Is Different from U.S. Oil?
The Year (or Four) of Magical Thinking Does Saudi oil have magical properties, wonders Amber Athey in SpectatorWorld.com, that make it incapable of contributing to climate change? Making good on his pledge on the 2020 campaign trail to “end fossil fuels,” President Biden began his deliberate policy to curtail oil production and force a transition […]
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