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Wasco Oregon wind turbines

Manchin’s Permitting Reforms Don’t Go Far Enough

America needs to build cleaner energy faster.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 30, 2022November 13, 2022
Dutch self-propelled howitzer

European Military Support for Ukraine Dries Up

America is giving twice as many weapons as other NATO allies combined.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 20, 2022October 3, 2022
Washington DC

Overregulation Makes Child Care More Expensive in DC

Democrats require a college degree from all workers.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 19, 2022January 16, 2023
Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi

Democrats Taxed and Regulated, Now Subsidize, Chips and Energy

It would have been cheaper to deregulate both industries.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 14, 2022January 8, 2023
Cannabis

How Politicians Keep Making Bad Drug Laws

Some just won’t accept the evidence on decriminalization.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 23, 2022November 2, 2022
Boston Massachusetts

Biden’s Housing Policies Are Steps in the Right Direction

Encouraging local zoning reform. Ending discrimination against prefabricated homes.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 18, 2022December 26, 2022
Seattle Washington port

To Fight Inflation, Liberalize Trade

It’s one of the few things politicians can do to make life cheaper.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 6, 2022November 13, 2022
Disney World Florida

Republicans Turn Their Backs on Private Enterprise

Florida’s retaliation against Disney marks an escalation.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 5, 2022June 20, 2022
Louvre Paris France

Two Parties May Be Better Than Three

The only thing worse than two-party polarization is permanent rule by the center.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 29, 2022June 13, 2022
Washington DC

Why Congress Let Biden’s Child Benefits Lapse

And what it can learn from the Dutch.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 26, 2022June 9, 2022
Joe Biden

Democrats Are Losing Touch with Middle America

Voters feel the party is drifting too far to the left.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 22, 2022May 30, 2022
New York ambulance

American Health Care Is Understaffed, Because It Is Overregulated

The pandemic highlighted the need for more doctors and nurses.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 19, 2022November 13, 2022
Joe Biden

How Can Biden Be Successful and Unpopular At the Same Time?

Maybe he focused on the wrong things.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 29, 2022December 26, 2022
Joe Biden

Give Joe Biden a Break

He has accomplished a lot in one year.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 21, 2022December 26, 2022
Kamala Harris Joe Biden

Biden Did Not End Trump’s Trade War with Europe

The new president replaces aluminum and steel tariffs with a convoluted system of quotas.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 23, 2021November 13, 2022

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