President Barack Obama is announcing a bundle of plans for boosting solar power and promoting energy efficiency.That may be about all he can do on… Continue reading
Republicans have created a new monster intended to scare Alaska’s voters. It’s name: Sen. Mark Begich. Anyone who’s seen a Godzilla movie, whether it’s the… Continue reading
Karl Rove, the bete noir for Democrats (and some Republicans), has dared to raise questions about Hillary Clinton’s health.The New York Post first reported a… Continue reading
It was inevitable that attacks on Hillary Clinton would be deemed sexist. We now know that they will be called ageist, too.A report in the… Continue reading
Tuesday afternoon in Wasilla, Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 278, the Education Opportunity Act, into law. The omnibus school bill passed the Legislature in… Continue reading
Once, Social Security was the “third rail” of politics. Touch it and face political death. Now it is homosexuality. Criticize anything gay people do and… Continue reading
It’s time to move on.Last week, five couples filed suit in federal court challenging Alaska’s ban on same-sex marriage. Adopted by voters in 1998, the… Continue reading
Call me “doctor.” It’s true: I have an honorary degree, conferred after I gave a commencement address at a small college I won’t identify to… Continue reading
Living can sometimes take more courage than dying. It’s hard to fully understand the drive of someone who takes themselves to the edge, daring to… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton took to Twitter last week to excoriate Boko Haram’s kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls, using the now-ubiquitous hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. If there’s any natural enemy… Continue reading
The killing of two Alaska State Troopers last week has devastated the agency. It has brought tears and sadness to Alaskans. And it has brought… Continue reading
I’ll tell you what: If Hillary Clinton doesn’t run for president, a bunch of people will have wasted a whole lot of energy. Why else… Continue reading
The battle for Ukraine is entering a dangerous new phase, as the Kiev government is finally making an attempt to regain control over its eastern… Continue reading
I have great respect for the humility displayed by Pope Francis, but in his latest call for the “legitimate” redistribution of wealth, he has it… Continue reading
Slowly and gingerly, the United States is rebuilding its military presence in the Asian Pacific, and in two cases doing so at the invitation —… Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — For a few days in March, the American Enterprise Institute welcomed scores of business and political leaders to a private annual meeting… Continue reading
At last we have a Benghazi scandal that Democrats are willing to acknowledge — House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to form a select committee to… Continue reading
Anyone who thought the announcement that Flint Hills was going to cease production at its North Pole refinery was just a ploy got a smack… Continue reading
Ever since the Supreme Court ruled organized prayer and Bible study in public schools unconstitutional in the early 1960s, conservative Christians have been trying to… Continue reading
The Democrats are doing what they do best. Once again, they’re handing issues to the Republicans. It’s their specialty. Of course, there’s Obamacare. By now,… Continue reading
