Remember the phrase, “Who appointed you king?” The kernel of truth to this question was that a person was out of order. Who appointed Harry Blackmun? Blackmun wrote the Roe v. Wade opinion in 1973, striking down the Texas anti-abortion law, thus “de-criminalizing” abortion. Blackmun was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in…
Patrick C. Miller
Bakken is well positioned to handle increased activity
If—as some have recently predicted—the Bakken shale play is on its last legs, it was difficult to detect based on presentations given during Energy Day at the State Capitol Building in Bismarck, North Dakota, on Tuesday. Sponsored by the Bakken Backers—a coalition of businesses, leaders, workers and citizens—the event is held every other year…
Brian Farmer
The Case for Restricting Muslim Immigration
(The author lived in Saudi Arabia from 1981 to 1997) We Americans promised to “never forget” after the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, but for the past seven years President Barack Hussein Obama and his allies have tried to persuade the nation that Islamic terrorism has nothing to do with Islam, that the…
Viv Forbes
A Diesel in the Shed
You can have your solar panels and your turbines on the hills; You can use the warmth of sunshine to reduce your heating bills. You can dream you’re self-sufficient as you weed your veggie bed; As long as you make sure to keep A diesel in the shed. When I was a kid on…
Steven Lyazi
Solar ovens and sustained poverty for Africa
Solar technology in Africa, including my country of Uganda, would bring good news to millions of people who today must use firewood, charcoal and dung for cooking. Millions of Africans die from lung infections caused by breathing fumes from these fires, millions more from eating spoiled food, drinking contaminated water and having spoiled medicines, because…
Scot Faulkner
Trumping healthcare’s bad hand
Some history lessons and suggestions to improve US healthcare without breaking the bankAs the White House and Republican leaders continue debates and negotiations on a new bill, the blamestorming continues over the failure to repeal and replace Obamacare. Congressional Republicans have only themselves to blame. Since returning to majority in the House in January 2011,…