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The New Industrial Policy of AI and Data Centers
By Craig J. Cantoni Written by Craig J. Cantoni Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes The week of July 20 was quite a week for Tucson and the nation. Central planners, mercantilists, and crony capitalists were as excited about building data centers needed to power artificial intelligence as termites were about building wood-frame houses in Tucson. […]
The Prescott Plaza Downtown Hotel Controversy Looms Large
By David (Cowboy Dave) Segall Written by David (Cowboy Dave) Segall Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Many concerns still plague the proposed Prescott Plaza Hotel, currently under consideration for construction in downtown Prescott, in the heart of Whiskey Row. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the Historic Preservation Committee once again voted to recommend to the Prescott City […]
Prescott’s Development Dilemma
By Suzanne Cook Catlin Written by Suzanne Cook Catlin Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Ronald Reagan once commented on how the values of the Democratic Party had shifted when he said, “I didn’t leave the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party left me.” Prescott, Arizona, conservatives could easily apply that to Prescott. “I didn’t leave Prescott’s […]
The End Of The Green Panic
By Jeff Reynolds Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes It’s implausible, impractical, and the opposite of urgent. The theory of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) has proven to hold little importance for the citizens of the world, and now that Donald Trump has reascended to the White House and targeted green energy boondoggles for elimination, the world […]
This Land Is Your Land
By Tony Francois Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes Senator Lee should introduce the New Frontier Homestead Act of 2026 Should the federal government auction less than one percent of non-conservation status public lands to alleviate housing shortages and reduce the federal debt? This is how Utah Senator Mike Lee tried to frame the question when […]
Trump’s EPA chief clears the air on chemtrails and geoengineering, in the interest of ‘total transparency’
By Leo Hohmann After an exhaustive investigation published on EPA websites, Director Lee Zeldin says Americans now know everything he knows about those mysterious ‘streaks in the sky’, which apparently isn’t much! There have long been claims about the exhaust trails from commercial and military jets traveling over the United States. You’ve all seen them. […]
Gas Crisis Looms Over California As Dems Continue To Impose Crippling Regs
By Audrey Streb Written by Audrey Streb Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Editors’ Note: You may think the craziness in California is only a cultural phenomenon. Gruesome Newsom is looking for you. It could potentially hit your pocketbook soon unless something is done quickly to free us from the policies of Commiefornia. Arizona, particularly the […]
This 7% of the Earth’s Surface Burns More Fossel Fuel Than Anywhere Else
By Royal A. Brown III This article rightfully points out that the main polluters of environment in the world only occupy 7% of world’s surface yet contain more than 50% of world population as follows: Draw a circle with a 2,485-mile radius around the southern Chinese city of Yuxi. British geographer Alasdair Rae did just […]
Obey … or be Punished
By Karen Schoen “Science can be described as a process of discovering things. It’s a systematic and organized way of acquiring knowledge about the natural world through observation, experimentation, and analysis.” Did you know there are multiple ways to reach the same conclusion, Just like there are multiple roads to get you to the same […]
‘Outright Massacre’: Senate GOP Takes Sledgehammer To Biden’s Green Energy Subsidies
By The Daily Caller The Senate dealt a series of blows to solar and wind energy in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill — taking a page out of House Republicans’ playbook to crack down on green energy tax credits enacted under former President Joe Biden. The Senate’s new proposal would move […]
Kenny Stein Explains Need To Terminate Green Energy Subsidies At Daily Caller Live Event
By The Daily Caller The Daily Caller hosted its first live event Tuesday with ClearPath Action, and leading experts discussed “The Future of American Energy.” Kenny Stein, Vice President for Policy at Institute for Energy Research, discussed the history of renewable energy subsidies with Daily Wire News Foundation Associate Editor Nick Pope. Tuesday’s discussion centered around the origin of renewable […]
Senate Republicans Lobbying For Green Energy Tax Credits Raked In Donations From Industry
By The Daily Caller Phasing out Biden-era green energy tax credits is dividing Senate Republicans as they push their latest version of the “big beautiful bill,” and some members of the GOP have a financial incentive to keep the credits rolling. The Senate’s draft represents a substantial cut to the existing climate-friendly energy tax credits, but some Republicans […]
Running for Governor with a Plan
By Bruce Bialosky Written by Bruce Bialosky Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes When people are running for an elected position, they often launch their campaign with a book making the case why they are the best candidate for the position, along with their backstory. I have read a few of these over the years and […]
Israeli Air Force SUCCESSFULLY Struck the Iranian Nuclear Reactor in Arak, Iran
By The Geller Report The IDF struck key sites tied to Iran’s nuclear weapons and missile programs, including: Inactive nuclear reactor in Arak—a key component in plutonium production A nuclear weapons development site near Natanz Ballistic missile & air defense production facilities Radar systems & missile storage sites These facilities fuel Iran’s drive for nuclear […]
How Trump’s Unmasking of Corporatism Spoiled the Left’s Agenda – The Difference Between Republicans and Democrats
By Suzanne Cook Catlin Written by Suzanne Cook Catlin Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes America’s two dominant political parties approach governance very differently. The Republican Party sees the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as enduring and time tested and they revere freedom. By contrast, today’s Democratic Party has incorporated the teachings of Karl Marx […]
URGENT: World Health Organization About to Give Itself Unlimited Power
By Robert Williams Written by Robert Williams Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Dr.’ Tedros Will Decide How You Must Live The World Health Organization (WHO) might finally be getting just what it wanted: Unlimited power and control. The deadline to opt out of the International Health Regulations is July 19 – less than two months from now. […]
Weekend Read: Harvard Commencement Speaker Worked For Org Tied To China’s Military
By Philip Lenczycki Written by Philip Lenczycki Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Harvard’s 2025 commencement speaker, “Luanna” Yurong Jiang, worked for a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entity with extensive ties to Beijing’s military and intelligence networks, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered. Jiang, who graduated from the Kennedy School on May 29 and appeared to take […]
Collapse of the Once High-Flying Solar Stocks: Another Bankruptcy among our 8 Imploded Solar Stocks
By Wolf Richter Written by Wolf Richter Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Editors’ Note: It is a strange business model when the price of producing the product goes down and the usage increases, but many companies providing the service go bust. What is going on? Likely usage was forced fed through both subsidies and propaganda, […]
Polar Sea Ice Increases
By Editors at the C02 Coalition Written by Editors at the C02 Coalition Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Editors’ Note: You have to hand it to the environmental movement. They know how to play on human emotions. Integral to the theme that humans are destroying the Earth is the fiction that global warming is destroying […]
SCOTUS Slows Judicial Overreach in Environmental Cases as Ire Grows over Universal Injunctions
By Family Research Council A recent decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court has curbed some judicial overreach and continued a thread previously taken up by the nation’s highest court regarding the relationship between judicial interpretations and the authority of government agencies. In Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, decided Thursday, the Supreme Court vacated […]
Quantum Physics: The Subatomic Spark of Life on Earth and Beyond
By Amil Imani Staring at a fern in my apartment, a wild thought strikes me: this plant might be pulling off quantum tricks to soak up sunlight. Quantum physics – the bizarre world of particles dancing as waves and entangled across space — isn’t just for labs or sci-fi flicks. It’s the hidden pulse of […]
Thune Clears Way for Vote on Ending California’s EV Mandate
By The Daily Signal Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has overcome Democrat opposition to proceeding to a vote this week on overturning California’s electric vehicle mandate. In a 53-to-46 party-line vote, the Senate on Wednesday moved to proceed with a vote on revoking a Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency exemption that enabled California to ban the sales of new […]
PODCAST: Trading Earth Day for ‘People Day’ and Is the United States Facing a Constitutional Crisis?
By Conservative Commandos Radio Show and AUN-TV GUESTS AND TOPICS PAUL DRIESSEN Paul Driessen is senior policy advisor for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) and author of articles and books on energy, environmental and human rights issues. TOPIC: Trading Earth Day for ‘People Day’ JUDGE PHIL GINN Judge Phil Ginn was appointed president […]
Buying a New HVAC System
By John Droz, Jr. Critically Thinking about a major homeowner expense. One of the reasons I was able to retire at age 34 — and to be able to enjoy a comfortable living since that time — is that I pay attention to expenditures. These range from groceries to income taxes. Today I’ll explain some […]
Funeral For A Narrative
By Jeff Reynolds Written by Jeff Reynolds Editors’ note: As we think of the lies we have been told over recent years: Biden was competent, Trump was colluding with the Russians, there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, a video caused the attacks on the embassy in Benghazi, Covid came from animals, the vaccine […]
Power Outage, Inner Power
By Jordi Pigem April 28th will be remembered as the largest blackout (so far) in European history. Power went down in the whole of continental Spain and Portugal, taking more than 20 hours to come back in some areas. It has been blamed on technical causes, although the Audiencia Nacional (National High Court) has opened […]
Without Energy Abundance, America Loses The AI Race
By David Holt Written by David Holt America stands at a historic energy crossroads that is arguably as critical to our future global leadership as was the completion of the Transcontinental Railway or the interstate highway system. The decisions we make today about our energy future will determine whether we lead or follow in the […]
Inside The Dysfunctional Process Driving Biden’s ‘Clean Energy’ Frenzy
By Michael Chamberlain Written by Michael Chamberlain We are now uncovering how Biden’s mad dash for ‘net-zero’ emissions meant cutting corners and ignoring norms On Jan. 20, President Trump ordered a pause in federal leasing and permitting of offshore wind plants. In mid-April, he halted construction of the Empire Wind installation off the coast of Long […]
The First 100 Days of the Golden Age
By Dan McCarthy Editors’ Note: Donald Trump gets little love from the ” established” Conservative movement and mostly hostility from Libertarians. National Review remains overtly hostile; we also think the Wall Street Journal and Commentary are as well. We found this article particularly insightful, and remarkably, it came from the editor of Modern Age, one […]
Fool’s Gold’: New Book Cautions Against Spreading California Policies Across US
By Carrie Sheffield Written by Carrie Sheffield A new book exposes how California’s leftist political machine is unraveling the Golden State—and, sadly, how socialist policies could be exported nationwide if Americans aren’t vigilant. The book is “Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All,” co-authored by investigative journalists […]