OPINION: Restoring the 4 corners of AK’s sovereignty – education, health & welfare, energy, PFD
Alaska stands at a crossroads. Decades of bureaucratic expansion, fiscal mismanagement, and policy drift have left the state with underperforming institutions, rising costs, and a growing disconnect between the people and their
No more excuses: Alaska must scrap political cowards for fresh ‘visionary warriors’
Let the 2026 election be the moment Alaska remembers who it is: bold, independent, and unwilling to be ruled by the cowardice of career politicians. Let this be the year the people - not the bureaucracy -
OPINION: Alaska Legislature’s moral collapse is a dereliction of duty
Instead of engaging deeply with the challenges facing their districts, our legislators are rubber-stamping prepackaged bills crafted by lobbyists, political action committees, national nonprofits, and public-sector unions.
OPINION: A decade of ‘incremental betrayal’ gutted Alaska’s constitutional self-governance
Since 2015, Alaska’s government has not only failed to protect its citizens from bureaucratic bloat and fiscal dependency, but it has also actively dismantled the pillars of state
OPINION: Spending bill would let Alaska schools reap what they did not sow
These are bad faith negotiators. At a time when Alaska finds itself starving on many levels, the education system has decided to strike while the iron is hot and take a giant bite out of the apple while the rest of us sit around and watch it being eaten. How
Understanding Alaska’s budget (part 2) – How we spend money
The Democrats and their RINO allies in ruling caucuses in both houses of our legislature aren’t looking to become fiscally solvent. They will continue to spend money we don’t have and run budget deficits until someone puts a stop to it. That person should
Alaska’s Divison of Elections is a failure
The Alaska Division of Elections is an absolute unmitigated disaster on every front. On accountability, on transparency, on communication, and on record keeping. Watching the video where they point the camera at the computer screen as they push the magic
GLEN BIEGEL: Final tips for Alaskans headed to the polls
I produce this Alaska voter guide. These are my opinions, and research I've done to ensure Christian and liberty-minded ideals are well represented in
BOB BIRD: Kenai Conservatives should back Ben Carpenter for Alaska Senate
Voters in the conservative Kenai Peninsula have a clear choice for the state senate, and it is Ben Carpenter, currently a two-term representative. Voters in this district know me well, and they also know the role I played in giving a radio platform to the
OPINION: Alaskans must face the elephant – he’s about to destroy everything
We should all understand that the collapse of the USD presents an existential crisis for Alaska, but as long as we are caught up discussing how much of the PFD we ought to get we’re not discussing the fact that a collapse of the dollar will kill the
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