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- by Robert Berning
JunkScience.com is published by JunkScience.com, Inc. It is edited by Steve Milloy. The site is supported by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), the Heartland Institute, Energy & Environment Legal Institute, Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow... Read More
Adopted by President Harry S. Truman, he kept a sign on his desk “The Buck Stops Here.” He’s noted as popularizing the phrase in politics. He believed the President must make the decisions and accept... Read More
Prior to 1940, when Congress passed a bill involving funding/spending it looked at the expected cost and the impact it would have on potential future debt – in other words, members asked whether the country... Read More
Carbon has gotten a bad rap the last twenty-five years or so. It’s important to understand that carbon is an essential element for all life forms on earth. And carbon dioxide – CO2 – is... Read More
Price controls are myopic. Myopia is a condition of the eye when the cornea or lens is too curved for the length of the eyeball. It results in being near sighted. Myopic has also become... Read More
According to Pew Research, as of April 2024, 22% of Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always.” In 1964, that number was 77%. It’s been on... Read More
Political satirist H. L. Mencken said, “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed and hence clamorous to be led to safety - by menacing it with an endless series of... Read More
Readers know that I lean conservative in the context of the literal interpretation the Constitution. What’s written there and what isn’t. Normally I shy away from being overtly obvious in support of any political party... Read More
Free speech is excessively individualistic. Free speech must be balanced against equity. Those are some of the arguments we hear from those who are against it. Last week’s blog addressed the vernacular of many in... Read More
(This is an encore of the blog published September 5, 2021.) You are unique. You and I and everyone have exclusive DNA to ourselves. In addition to that and other genetics, we have different physical... Read More
