Fully funding America’s secret weapon: Paying our servicemembers what they deserve
There is not a single weapon system in our inventory that is as important as our service members and their families. Recently, the far left has put up a fight to ensure that all federal employees earn a minimum of $15 an hour. From congressional employees to other federal bureau employees, to even contracted workers. Every federal employee, no exceptions. But there is one critical group left out: Our servicemembers. The Democratic majority offered a
Read MorePaul Whelan's sister 'crushed' by Biden's call to Griner's wife
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Read MoreMajority in new poll disapproves of ruling overturning Roe v. Wade
A majority of Americans surveyed in a new poll said that they disapprove of the Supreme Court decision's last month to overturn Roe v. Wade, which gave power back to state legislatures regarding abortion laws. While 57 percent of the respondents in the Pew Research Center survey disapprove of the court decision, 41 percent approve of the ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In states where strict abortion law
Read MoreIf Trump returns, Democrats must stay and fight
Have you heard the joke circulating among Democratic and progressive activists? “If the Republicans win the midterms and Trump wins in 2024, where should we move?” The choices range from Canada to Costa Rica, or a string of fantasy islands somewhere in a balmy climate. Not only is it unfunny; it’s dangerous. Like so many political jokes, it’s not so much tongue in cheek as heart sinking into stomach; the use of macabre humor to ameliorate the sense of foreboding. It’s a coping mechanism. So far-fetched is the notion of having to pack our bags in a radically differen
Read MoreSoaring demand for electricity and coal shows why we need nuclear energy
Last week, BP released its annual Statistical Review of World Energy and the report shows, yet again, that electricity is the world’s most important and fastest-growing form of energy. In 2021, global electricity generation grew by a record 1,577 terawatt-hours, an increase of 6.2 percent over 2020. For perspective, last year’s increase in electricity production was greater than th
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