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Druze, Jews — Israel protects everyone

When Hezbollah targeted the murder of children playing soccer in the northern Israeli town of Majdal Shams, the Iranian terrorist proxy denied that it was their missile which caused the carnage. Why? Hezbollah proudly proclaims their involvement when they kill Jews, but the Druze are another matter entirely. I have been to Majdal Shams on my way to Mount Hermon, one of the highest mountains in the Middle East and the only place in Israel where one can ski in an unusually cold winter. There are even a few towns resembling the Swiss Alpine community. The Druze are members of an Arab ...

Harris’ DNC speech alarming, filled with personal attacks

Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech at the DNC was yet another instance of empty rhetoric and partisan platitudes, void of the substance the American people care about. Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, it was impossible to miss the lack of specifics in her remarks—just more of the same political talking points we’ve heard for years, while offering no policy solutions to the serious issues facing our country. Vice President Harris track record speaks for itself. From her time as Attorney General of California, where she was known for being weak on crime, to being rated ...

Price controls ignore basic economics

Vice President Kamala Harris wants to make groceries cheaper. However, her vague proposal to ban “price gouging” will have the opposite effect. Economists, not known for consensus, agree on one thing: Price controls don’t work. By mandating price ceilings, government price controls always lead to shortages. And this isn’t some abstract economic theory; instead, it’s a real-world observation of their historically bad track record. Anybody who bought gasoline in the 1970s can attest. To curb high fuel prices and inflation, the U.S. government instituted price controls on ...

The perfect storm for dictatorial rule

Three recent political realities have come together to create the conditions that dramatically increase the potential for a transition from democratic rule to dictatorship in the United States. The convergence of these elements threatens the very existence of our constitutional republic. First, in Donald Trump, we have a candidate, neck-and-neck with his opponent in the presidential race, who has promised to act like a dictator. He has publicly threatened, if elected president, to implement policies heretofore considered unconstitutional and illegal. Second, we now have a permission ...

Nuclear energy gets reboot as electricity demands surge

PITTSBURGH -- What if we began looking at nuclear energy in a different way? What if those new perspectives worked and brought people from all sides of the energy equation together for the first time in a generation? That is the genesis behind Kentucky-based energy group The Nuclear Company, which brought its vision on a bus to Pittsburgh, one of dozens of cities across the country the company will visit, to share its plans to build a 6-gigawatt fleet of nuclear power stations in the United States. Juliann Edwards, the chairwoman of Women in Nuclear, said industry leaders in energy ...

Loving free trade more than we realize

In the ongoing debate over America’s trade policy, politicians and pundits often claim that the public supports tariffs and other protectionist measures, such as those given to us by the Trump and Biden administrations. A new Cato Institute poll, however, reveals a more complex picture: Americans might like the idea of tariffs and “Buy American” policies, but their support shrinks when confronted with higher prices and other negative consequences. This disconnect -- between abstract preferences and real-world actions with concrete downsides -- challenges the protectionist ...