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Energy regulations threaten Pennsylvania’s technology boom

Pennsylvania is on the short list of destinations for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). However, the commonwealth – thanks to ill-advised policies pushed by Gov. Josh Shapiro – remains ill-equipped to handle this emerging market. Recently, the governor announced a $20 billion investment by Amazon to develop data centers statewide. Though a laudable investment, the governor’s publicity stunt highlights a glaring issue: State policies make it extremely expensive to set up shop in Pennsylvania and tap into the state’s abundant energy resources. And the ...

Democrats feckless on Iran

While our avowed admirer of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un spent American taxpayers’ dollars parading military hardware through Washington, D.C., in order to celebrate his 79th birthday and sent troops to quell protests about the forcible detention of immigrants, Democrats scratched their heads wondering why they’re so unpopular among Americans generally. A recent Economist/YouGov poll found that only 36% of Americans regarded the Democratic Party favorably and 57% regarded it unfavorably. A Quinnipiac poll last week found that 70% of Americans disapprove of Congressional ...

America does not need a king

The Founding Fathers, the people who wrote our Constitution, were very concerned about who was to have power in their new country. They had lived under a king whose word was absolute, and they didn’t want to create another monarchy in the United States of America. Over the past hundred years, there haven’t been many all-powerful kings in the world, but there have been many governments run by just one man. Italy under Mussolini, Germany under Hitler, Libya under Gadaffi, Russia under Putin—countries run by one person, who has been able to pretty much impose his will upon ...

America does not need a king

The Founding Fathers, the people who wrote our Constitution, were very concerned about who was to have power in their new country. They had lived under a king whose word was absolute, and they didn’t want to create another monarchy in the United States of America. Over the past hundred years, there haven’t been many all-powerful kings in the world, but there have been many governments run by just one man. Italy under Mussolini, Germany under Hitler, Libya under Gadaffi, Russia under Putin — countries run by one person, who has been able to pretty much impose his will upon ...

Republicans are keeping their promises about school choice

Republicans in Washington are on the verge of keeping a historic promise to America’s families. In the “one big, beautiful bill” that the House of Representatives just passed, Republicans included an unprecedented school choice program based on a successful initiative in my home state of Pennsylvania. This transformative measure would help children nationwide get the best education for them. Republicans have made school choice a mainstay of their platform for years, and last year, President Donald Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania that he would support “universal school ...

Public media is under attack

Imagine turning on your TV or radio and finding silence where “Sesame Street,” local news, and emergency alerts used to be. No more “Our Town” stories celebrating your neighbors in Lycoming County. No more trusted voices guiding your children through their earliest years. No more WPSU. That’s the future we could face if Congress approves the rescission package recently submitted by the White House. Among its sweeping cuts is the elimination of critical funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — the lifeblood of local stations like WPSU. This funding represents ...