Month: June 2022

Counterproductive California Environmental Bills

Commentary Back in March, Capital & Main ran a really biased headline, “Will California’s Fossil Fuel Industry Use the Ukraine War to Undermine Oil and Gas Legislation?” Subhead, “Three bills may fall victim to a new push for more oil drilling.” Let’s look at those bills today, three months later, and with gas prices now…


Sanctions on Russian Oil Drive Restructuring of Global Supply Chain, India and China Benefit

The European Union applied sanctions on the importation of Russian oil to reduce its dependence on Russia as a source of energy. The EU sanctions combined with those applied by the United States have caused Russia to deeply discount its oil prices. The discounts have provided an opportunity for China and India to increase the…


Special Report: Sanctions on Russian Oil Drive Restructuring of Global Supply Chain, India and China Benefit

Recently, the European Union applied sanctions on the importation of Russian oil to reduce its dependence on Russia as a source of energy. The EU sanctions combined with those applied by the United States have caused Russia to deeply discount its oil prices. The discounts have provided an opportunity for China and India to increase…


When Should You Annuitize Your Annuity? Timing Does Matter!

When to annuitize an annuity is a question that many retirees and people saving for retirement face. After many years of saving and waiting to start reaping the benefits, you finally reach retirement age and wonder: should I annuitize now? In one year? In ten years? Does it make a difference? The answer is yes….


These Mini Key Lime Pies Are Cute, Custardy, Citrusy Delights

Key limes are NOT the same as the limes you see in the supermarket. Key limes are smaller and have more seeds, a thinner skin, and a tarter taste. They get their name from the Florida Keys, where they were first grown. Don’t worry, you don’t have to hunt down key limes. Even though these…


Popeye for President

Popeye and Bluto are both running for president. They are tied with exactly the same number of votes, but Miss Olive Oyl has yet to cast her ballot. Which candidate will be able to impress her the most and earn her precious vote? Popeye for President Originally released on March 30, 1956 Animated by Tom Johnson,…


Beijing’s Shift From Mercantilism to Militarism

Commentary The tone of Chinese diplomacy and its international relations have markedly changed since 2019. Several factors are driving these changes in China’s relations with the world. They include shifts in the global political and economic climate, as well as other factors that are internal in nature. However, both are driving communist China’s emerging militaristic…


The Vaccine Rollout Is Directly Related to Disability

Data show a remarkable correlation between the COVID-19 shot rollout and sharply increasing rates of disability among Americans. Are the shots causing previously healthy adults to become permanently disabled? STORY AT-A-GLANCE The U.S. population, aged 16 years and over, with a disability remained stable from 2016 to 2020, but jumped sharply in early 2021, coinciding…


Anti-Woke ‘American Birthright’ Project Seeks to Restore Patriotism to State Education

A national civics organization laid out a new set of academic standards this week for K-12 social studies classes aimed at improving education throughout the country and combating the rampant anti-American bias it says has taken hold in social studies instruction. This new document (pdf), “American Birthright: The Civics Alliance’s Model K-12 Social Studies Standards,”…


ExxonMobil CEO Makes Bold Prediction About Electric Vehicles

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods claimed that every passenger car in the United States and the world will be electric by the year 2040. “With respect to electric vehicles, the first thing we did was to ask ‘what’s the relevance? How material is it to our business?’ And we did some work very early on and said,…