Just to piggyback off of Nan’s post, I thought I would give you a sense of what it was like on the House floor today.
If I had to describe the atmosphere in one word, then it would probably be “revolutionary.”  Being a Revolutionary War buff, I am always observing modern American politics through the lens […]

I was back on the floor of the house this morning for day 3 of the Republican revolt against Congress’ inactivity on the high cost of energy.
Much of the message was the same as the day before as members of Congress not only discussed the need for energy solutions now, but also educated the new […]

By now, most of you are aware of the ongoing Republican revolt on the House floor. However, many of you may not know the story of how it began.
Last Friday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi banged her gavel and sent the House of Representatives into a five-week recess. While the House usually takes a recess in August, […]

It comes at no surprise to anyone visiting the Capitol or any other government building in the area these days to have dangerous metal things like knives, nail files, or tweezers confiscated.  Everything else goes through the x-ray machine, excessive numbers of papers are questioned (”Is a staffer meeting you?”) holding up the line on […]

Recent gas prices have politicians scrambling to demonstrate that they’ll find a solution with yet another case of the common congressional “do something” syndrome. The one economically logical argument that has been forwarded by some members of Congress, and which is supported by the majority of the American people, is to allow drilling in the […]

Victor Davis Hanson has a great column today in which he argues that the true moral high ground with respect to increasing cost of fuel is to allow domestic drilling.
…a paradox is that most environmentalists think of themselves as egalitarians. So, instead of objecting to the view of a derrick from the California hills above […]

The hunger crisis in Ethiopia has advanced to a new level of severity, according to the Associated Press. The damaging effects of drought combined with the skyrocketing cost of food in the global market have spread to Ethiopian adults and older children. Since older generations have been traditionally less-vulnerable to the negative effects of […]

Arthur Laffer, a former member of Ronald Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board, and Wayne Winegarden have written a paper entitled, “The Adverse Economic Impacts of Cap-and-Trade Regulations.” The paper provides one of the most clear and concise discussions of the negative economic implications of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Change bill currently being debated by the […]

Remember how gas prices went up after Katrina? What if we had 35 Katrinas a year for 20 years? 660 hurricanes. That’s how the Heritage Foundation explains the economic impact of the Lieberman-Warner-Boxer-your mom bill getting worked over in the Senate right now: the cap and trade scheme would be like the […]

Today, Human Events intern (and fellow Bucknellian!) Wendy Schibener posted a great article outlining the many ways in which liberals have failed to support efforts for energy independence that might actually produce positive results for the US economy.
Democrats are obsessed with the idea of laying the blame of record high gasoline prices on someone – […]