Opinion

While tech companies and the business community may be bullish on artificial intelligence and data centers, most citizens are feeling more apprehensive, according to a recent Gallup poll. The most common and reasonable objections to data center growth come from those worried about the increased resource consumption and the energy prices associated with it. From […]

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. May 22, 1776 Gen. George Washington is traveling to speak […]

These must be utterly baffling times for the successful, public-spirited financier in New York City. You’ve made your living not by snatching bread from the mouths of widows and orphans or otherwise exploiting the masses, but by producing consistent returns and financial security for your many grateful clients. Your company has generated billions in economic […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order recently to increase research into psychedelic therapies. As a combat veteran and former Army Ranger serving my country in Iraq and Afghanistan, this is welcome news. After fighting for the United States, I had to leave it to get effective treatment for the invisible wounds I brought home. […]

An April federal court case in Texas delivered a clear message regarding IRS overreach in the micro-captive insurance industry, setting the stage for small businesses to dramatically alter the way they manage risk. In their ruling of Drake Plastics Ltd. v. IRS, the courts provided a split decision on IRS rules related to the utilization […]

It’s been nearly 35 years since then-Vice President Dan Quayle delivered a speech in which he decried the costs of hyper-litigiousness on the American economy. His speech would not require much surgery to make it as relevant today as it was then, nor to spur the same howls of discontent from the American Bar Association.  […]

New York, home to the largest Jewish population outside Israel, cannot afford to struggle to define where protest ends and intimidation begins. It should be setting that line for the nation, especially as schools become protest zones, houses of worship face disruption, and Jewish families increasingly feel forced to navigate demonstrations simply to gather, pray, […]

Under the Trump administration, Washington has taken meaningful steps to reform the outdated policies that have contributed to politically motivated debanking. Under the guise of preventing financial crime, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) has resulted in excessive scrutiny, account closures, and other disruptions of lawful banking activities for customers while creating costly legal and compliance […]

Ken Paxton has failed. He failed the Waco community, and he’s failed Texans. I don’t say that lightly — and it brings me no pleasure to write those words. But it’s the truth. As a survivor of sexual assault, I know firsthand the trauma that victims go through and the struggles that they must endure. […]

More than 200 years ago, an American ship, the SS Savannah, departed the beautiful port city of Savannah, Georgia, for England as the first vessel under steam propulsion to cross the Atlantic. In recognition of the historic voyage and 114 years later, Congress proclaimed May 22 as Maritime Day. A lot has changed since the […]

President Donald Trump said it simply in a Truth Social post a few days ago: “THE SAVE AMERICA ACT MUST BE PASSED, NOW.” He’s right, of course. The SAVE America Act is a crucial piece of election integrity legislation. It would require that states obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship before allowing a would-be voter […]