McClaughry: Renewable energy and blackouts
With steadily increasing electricity demand and the increasing reliance on renewables, Vermont’s blackout likelihood is likely to grow.
The Global Warming Solutions act is bad climate policy — Governor, please veto it
H.688 does not solve global warming. In fact, the bill is downright bad climate policy because it prioritizes emissions reductions over environmental protection.
Trump suggests a presidential election redo. Is that possible?
The fact that the American people have only one chance to hold our national presidential election makes it all the more important that we get it right. The valid concerns Trump and others have raised about problems with mail-in voting must not be dismissed.
Flemming: Americans are more likely to wear masks than Europeans and Canadians
While some in the media would like us to believe that universal mask wearing is only contentious in the United States, the data suggests it is just as contentious in other parts of the Western world, if not more so.
3 ways the Trump administration saves on Medicare, Medicaid costs
Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, noted significant savings for Medicare Part D and for Medicare Advantage, as well as for Medicaid, through free market measures. Here are three key examples.
Op-Ed: Now is the time for the School Choice Now Act
The School Choice Now Act should be part of any federal COVID-19 relief package designed to get America back to work and school safely.
House Minority Leader McCoy: ‘GWSA contains several seriously concerning and unresolved issues’
“Legislative Leadership should take some time to seriously reflect on whether the provisions of the GWSA truly represent the best interests of Vermonters, and whether or not now is the time to be spending time, energy, and resources hashing out this issue.”
I’m a former teacher. Here’s how your children are getting indoctrinated by leftist ideology
I worked with kids from ages 3 to 13 and saw the brainwashing that exists at all levels of education. The left uses a combination of propaganda and suppression to push kids into the ensnaring grip of socialism and anti-patriotism.
George Soros: A lifetime fortune spent on liberal influence
How big is $708 million a year in American politics? Well, the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee combined took two years, 2017 and 2018, to raise $502 million. Or compare Soros’s $708 million to the giving done in 2018 by libertarian billionaire Charles Koch’s namesake foundation: $128 million.
Roper: California heat wave blackouts highlight flawed ‘green’ policies
Compounding the danger is the unfortunate reality that California’s electricity capacity — arguably the most “green” in the nation — can’t handle the demand needed to run the air conditioning.
Bill McKibben on the pandemic, VTDigger, and Vermont’s deplorables
Here’s a recent comment by Middlebury College’s enviro activist in residence Bill McKibben, which makes an interesting point.
Trump considers a cut in the capital gains tax
Investment income is taxed twice: once when you earn it as wages, and a second time on any investment earnings. If your money is invested in a corporation, the corporate income tax takes another slice of your investment.