As a result of the coronavirus, states and municipalities are lifting restrictions and even taxes on single-use plastic bags. Even major supermarket chains, like Safeway, have decided to dump allowing the use of reusable bags. This is an acknowledgement that reusable bags do, in fact, spread sickness. States Welcome Back Single-Use Plastic Bags to Avoid…
Actor Joaquin Phoenix of Joker fame was arrested along at a weekly protest held by Jane Fonda at the U.S. Capitol. According to Breitbart, despite having urged fellow celebrities to forgo air flight to attend award shows at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Phoenix admitted that he flew a jet to attend the protest.…
The law of unintended consequences rears its ugly head. Christian Britschgi | 12.2.2019 – Reason The results of plastic bag bans and restrictions are frequently disappointing, and occasionally counter-productive. Take the United Kingdom, where a country-wide bag fee is encouraging consumers to switch from single-use bags to thicker, reusable bags that use more plastic. Last…
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 hobgoblins, all of the imaginary. – H L Mencken
The recent election in Canada has spurned Alberta to revive an independence movement it undertook back in the 1990’s. The province is abundant in oil and coal and, subsequently, has some of the lowest taxes in Canada. However, with Monday’s election results, despite Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party losing mightily at the polls, he will govern…
The Washington Post wants to make energy much more expensive, because they believe it will improve the weather. In this video, Tony Heller explores the multiple levels of irrational thought behind their editorial.
California is a prime example that you get what you vote for and the government you deserve.
