The Obama EPA’s crooked prosecutors
. By Paul Driessen Suppose a crooked prosecutor framed someone and was determined to get a conviction. So he built an entire case on tainted, circumstantial evidence, and testimony from witnesses who had their reasons for wanting the guy in jail. Suppose the prosecutor ignored or hid exculpatory evidence and colluded with the judge to prevent […]
Land, energy and mineral lockdowns
. By Paul Driessen Too many oil, gas, coal, rare earth and other vital resources are still off limits President Trump has directed Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to review recent land withdrawals under the 1906 Antiquities Act, to determine whether some should be reversed or reduced in size. The review is long overdue. The […]
Obama’s hidden Iran deal giveaway
By dropping charges against major arms targets, the administration infuriated Justice Department officials — and undermined its own counterproliferation task forces. By JOSH MEYER When President Barack Obama announced the “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses” last year, his administration presented the move as a […]
“Relative Truth”: A Deadly Strategy
. By Phil Erwin The world watched the videos in horror: Syrian men, women, children, even babies drowning in mouth-foam caused by (almost certainly) sarin gas. Retching, convulsing, eyes wide in terror and incomprehension, or staring vacantly into the abyss. So much for all the pious proclamations that Syria had no more chemical weapons. […]
Who’s Listening In?
. By Phil Erwin When President Trump first “tweeted” that President Obama had “ordered the wire-tapping” of his phones at Trump Tower, there was an absolute furor among the nation’s media and political crowd. This struck me as odd. It seemed self-evident that somebody’s conversations had been listened to, because General Flynn had been “unmasked,” embarrassed […]
New England fishermen challenge Obama’s marine national monument
Creation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument exceeded the Antiquities Act, which authorizes monuments only on federal land, not the ocean A coalition of New England fishermen organizations filed suit today over former President Barack Obama’s designation of a vast area of ocean as a national monument — a dictate that could […]
Pearl Harbor: Should Abe Apologize?
. By Thomas L. Knapp On May 27, Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima, site of history’s first atomic attack on August 6, 1945. The Japanese government did not ask Obama for an apology, nor did he offer one. On December 27, Shinzo Abe will become the first Japanese prime […]
Rolling back environmental progress?
Having achieved major goals, US should refocus EPA and other environmental agencies Donald Trump plans to “roll back progress” on climate change, energy and the environment, activists, regulators and their media allies assert. The claim depends on one’s definition of “progress.” These interest groups define “progress” as ever-expanding laws, regulations, bureaucracies and power, to bring […]
Confusion, muddle, obfuscation and racism
By Paul Driessen As Obama, UN and EPA seek to dictate our lives and livelihoods, the real issue is green racism Winston Churchill called Russia a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. We could say Obama’s energy and climate policy is confusion wrapped in muddled thinking inside obfuscation – and driven by autocratic […]
Viewpoint: Trans Pacific Partnership — The Loss of Citizens’ Rights
. By Naomi Fisher Having tried to read the TPP pact I could draw only one conclusion: The “Parties” constantly mentioned throughout referred to the member countries. I searched numerous documents and could find NO reference to citizens of those “Parties” or any citizens rights. Chapter 18, Article 18.3 states: Appropriate measures, provided they […]
