Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert. Congress said, “Someone may steal from it at night.” So they created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job. Then Congress said, “How does the watchman do his job without instruction?” So they created…
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Paul Chesser
EPA Official Showers Love on Anti-Fossil Fuel Activists
By Paul Chesser As President Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency continues to receive much-needed scrutiny as it conducts its reign of terror (“crucifying”) on fossil fuel industries, yet another renegade regional administrator has been shown in full alliance with environmental extremists in pursuit of regulations to kill oil and coal. Natural gas isn’t far down the…
Tom DeWeese
Following the bouncing ball to implementation
Part 2 of 2 It started when, at the Earth Summit, President George H.W. Bush, along with 179 other heads of state signed agreement to Agenda 21. One year later, newly elected President Bill Clinton signed Executive Order # 12852 to create the President’s Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD). The Council consisted of 12 cabinet…
Kelly McNair
The Farm Bill: Harvesting Taxpayer Dollars Since 1933
By Kelly McNair Many provisions of the current farm bill will expire at the end of September. It is estimated to have cost Americans $284 billion over the last five years. Most programs in the farm bill were established during the Depression-era and have not changed as our agricultural landscape has changed. Through various farm…
MacDonald-Laurier Institute
Resource development need not harm environment
Natural Resources minister makes the case for a balanced approach that protects the environment and fuels growth Macdonald-Laurier Institute Ottawa, Ontario – Canada can achieve a regulatory system for resource development that protects Canadians and the environment and at the same time supports Canada’s competitive advantage, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver argued recently in a…
Paul Begala
EXECUTIVE ORDERS: Constitutional Power or Dictator’s Tool?
“Stroke of the pen. Law of the Land. Kinda cool.” Paul Begala, former Clinton advisor Obama’s executive order suspending deportation of and giving work permits to millions of illegal immigrants is not a lawful exercise of the executive order discretion. It is not an interpretation of the law, nor does it constitute the enforcement of…