Leftist hypocrisy knows no bounds
“Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.” So said the 17th century French moralist Rochefoucauld, who now comes to remind and haunt us in our unraveling civilization. Many columns have repeatedly demonstrated that there is a Deep State, the
When will Alaska’s schools return to ‘normal’?
By Win Gruening – Alaska Policy Forum If the word “normal” seems overused these days, you aren’t imagining it. Everyone wants to get back to normal. Especially in our local schools. But that’s easier said than done. My perception of normal no
OPINION: Anchorage Assembly should amicably confirm mayor’s pick for city attorney
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson has tapped local attorney Mario Bird to serve as city attorney, but he must make it through a Sept. 13 vote in order to officially fill the post. He has been serving in the capacity on an interim basis, awaiting final
OPINION: Conservative Alaskans must be calculating voters to win under RCV
Alaskan Conservatives are doing what they always do. Less than a week after our eye-popping defeat in the Special Election, Alaskan Conservatives are still squabbling over “Who-is-more-conservative-than-whom?” Instead, they should be strategizing
OPINION: Palin should quit so Alaska can elect a Republican to U.S. House
With 60% of the voters choosing Republicans (Palin and Begich) in round one of Alaska’s ranked-choice vote election for the U.S. House, it seemed like the final outcome should have been a Republican win. One of the Republicans should have inherited the
ANALYSIS: Alaska must clean its voter rolls to ensure accurate elections
By Aubrey Wursten – Alaska Policy Forum The people of Alaska deserve election integrity, and ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls plays an essential part in achieving that goal. Incorrect voter rolls result in ineligible individuals voting – even
OPINION: Palin v. Peltola – who will win today’s ranked vote showdown?
Later today (Aug. 31), Alaskans will finally learn who won the state’s very first ranked-choice voting contest. Will it be hard-leftist, pro-abortion Democrat Mary Peltola, or will Sarah Palin complete her comeback to national politics? It’s been two
Alaska candidate: What’s the point of the new primary system? We all advanced anyway.
I am a candidate for Alaska State House District 25. There were two of us in the recent “primary.” The incumbent won a clear majority, and I assumed I was out of the race, but because the new ranked choice voting (RCV) system automatically advances the
Enough! Alaskans must push back against schools that trample parental rights
“Teachers and staff cannot willfully hide kids’ mental health information from their parents, especially as some of the decisions children are making at school have potentially life-altering ramifications.” – Alliance Defending Freedom
‘Fixed’ elections – in Alaska and beyond
“Fixing” elections in the classic sense, is illegal. Ballot-box stuffing and voting machine rigging, however, are as American as apple pie – practiced in urban and rural communities alike. Forget Chicago. Right after World War II, there was such a
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