Who files by June 1 will shape Alaska politics far more than Election Day
In Alaska, Election Day isn’t half as exciting as the pundits would have you believe. It has its place. However, the direction our state government will take for the next few years is usually sorted out long before Election Day rolls around. Why is that? In
How the Left hijacks language and recycles old heresies
Satan and his obedient minions are liars, thieves but, while far more intelligent than humanity, not very original thinkers. G.K. Chesterton said, “Hypocrisy is the tribute that evil pays to good.” Therefore, they must make their evil appear as something
True patriotism need not whitewash the past
Today, millions of Americans pay tribute to the soldiers who died defending our nation. Given that so many forces now seek to undermine American patriotism and demonize our nation’s past, it is good to recall C.S. Lewis’ reflections on genuine love of
Is Alaska’s funding of private & homeschool education worth celebrating?
I hesitate to rejoice over the news that the State of Alaska will reimburse families for the cost of private and homeschool education, since I don’t believe it’s healthy for a society when families are dependent upon the state to pay for their
Democrats must denounce violence & mayhem threatening our Union
In all the efforts to demonize conservatives, be they congressmen, legislators, parents in front of school boards, columnists and commentators, the threats coming from the far left have either been ignored or approved by the leaders of the Democratic Party.
AK lawmakers use your money to buy your support for policies you hate
I’m not saying our wise and benevolent politicians in Juneau would ever stoop so low, but picture for a moment the day you wake up and learn that your Alaska legislators have decided to begin using your own money to buy your support for their policies,
PFD expert: Once again, legislators give nothing but ‘crumbs’ to Alaskans
For yet another session, the State Legislature has failed to write a fiscal plan for Alaska. Time and time again, the House and the Senate disagree and neither has the numbers to force the issue. What’s the cost? To Alaskans living through the worst
OPINION: House bill could be weaponized against mentally healthy Alaskans
The Alaska State House just voted to pass HB 172, a bill that could act as a catalyst for future civil unrest in Alaska. It’s now in its final stages in the Alaska Senate as SB 124 (Mental Health Facilities & Meds). These bills include amendments that
Alaskan Independence Party wants to repatriate entire Permanent Fund in silver
Voltaire famously said, “Fiat currency always eventually returns to its intrinsic value – zero.” Last month, the Alaskan Independence Party voted in favor of a resolution calling for the full repatriation of the Permanent Fund, and into physical
Anchorage must denounce Assembly’s scheme to oust Mayor Bronson
The hard-left majority which firmly controls the Anchorage Assembly is frustrated that voters chose to elect a strong conservative mayor last spring. Many Assembly members had actively campaigned for their fellow leftist Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar in his bid
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