The Mirage Of Energy Independence
If we could harness hypocritical hot air as an energy source, our troubles would be over.
It has become a cliché to observe that American political life has become hyper-partisan, wincingly shrill, and impoverished by insularity and circularity.
Happiness rises with gross national product, though not perfectly. It also rises with the presence of civil and political liberties, as measured by Freedom House rankings.
RALEIGH — Legislative leaders might try to use sleight of hand and a series of political deals to raise taxes by nearly $1 billion, concludes a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Congress may soon approve a compromise energy bill. It will be a waste of time and money, based on shallow thinking and shoddy economics, but it could have been even worse.