OPINION: Clean coal & data centers could propel Mat-Su growth for decades
Alaska often says it wants jobs, a stronger revenue base without an income tax, a healthy dividend, and an economy that is not dependent only on oil and the Permanent Fund. Yet when opportunities appear, we sometimes shut the door before the discussion even
Radical anti-fossil fuel activists push new climate-change bills in Alaska
Zealous anti-fossil-fuel activists are currently urging their fellow environmentalists to pressure Alaska legislators into passing climate-change legislation that would impose a slew of new permits, regulations and green-energy
OPINION: How much should we pay our Alaska legislators?
Should we pay our state legislators in Juneau. Most states pay less than Alaska, and New Mexico doesn’t pay at all. Given the poor job our legislature does, should we pay
‘Fisherman’ Peltola accepts funds from radical anti-fishing lobbyist
While U.S. senatorial candidate Mary Peltola regularly boasts of her fishing exploits and repeatedly recounts working in the family fish camp, she has also accepted donations from a lobbyist who seeks to end fishing in all its
OPINION: When politicians claim to support voter ID, but oppose actual reforms
Sen. Murkowski recently tried to defend her opposition to the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. Like many politicians who claim to support voter ID and election integrity, she opposes the very reforms that would meaningfully strengthen
The New Mosaic: Islam and the future of Western Democracy
Western policy makers and scholars must now critically analyze past Eurasian methods of managing Muslim populations in order to better inform modern strategies with regard to the current large-scale Muslim migration into traditional Judeo-Christian societies
LEGAL MEMO: Alaska bill to criminalize peace officer masks raises constitutional concerns
A memo from the Alaska Legislature’s legal services division raises serious constitutional issues with a bill aimed at imposing criminal penalties on peace officers who wear face masks while performing their
OPINION: Are Alaska’s ‘full-service’ schools a microcosm of looming socialism?
The focus has shifted away from education itself and toward managing the broader needs of the child. In the process, families have become increasingly dependent on government-run schools to handle parts of daily life that once happened primarily at home.
Equity-focused Juneau School Board looks to denounce survey ranking ‘best’ school & teacher
With more than 65% of its students unable to do basic reading, writing and math, one might think a little healthy competition between schools and teachers would do the failing Juneau School District some good. That’s not at all how local educational
Amid mass student exodus, Anchorage voters asked to approve $79.4M for school projects
In the midst of school closures, rapidly declining student enrollment and thousands of children seeking homeschooling and private education options, the Anchorage Assembly is asking voters to take on an additional $80 million in bond debt for school
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