OPINION: Entrenched political interests dissuade AK lawmakers from living within our means
Over the past decade, Alaska’s Legislature has exhibited a pattern of fiscal behavior marked by spending growth, political expedience, and an unwillingness to impose measurable performance accountability on state
OPINION: Culture, language and religion are among root causes of Russia-Ukraine war
Here, I would like to briefly describe some key root causes of the Russia-Ukraine war from the perspective of the Russian government (February 24, 2022, to
OPINION: To pay a full PFD we must name the cuts & untangle Alaska budgetary knots
If you want a larger PFD without risking the Fund, you must either (a) name the cuts (and the lost federal matches), (b) name the new revenues, or (c) change the rules (and defend the long-term consequences). If you want stable services without shrinking the
OPINION: Alaska’s PFD is not socialism unless dividends make you a comrade
It always amazes me when I hear people claim that the PFD is “socialism.” What’s the ordinary meaning of socialism? Government ownership or control of the means of production across the economy. Alaska doesn’t run oil companies, grocery stores, or
OPINION: Anchorage citizens must resist plot to undermine our community councils
Anchorage residents must resist plot to weakening community councils’
OPINION: Conservative Red Wave may transform Homer City Council on Oct. 7
There will be statewide borough elections held on October 7th, and Homer voters will have the chance to flip the city council from a liberal majority to a conservative one. This is an opportunity that doesn’t come along very often, but could very well
OPINION: Homer voters should put conservative Mike Jones on the city council
When you take a close look at the choices in this election, it is clear that conservative Homer voters should choose Mike Jones for the Homer City
OPINION: The State of Alaska neutered our most powerful citizen watchdog
Convenience is not the measure of constitutional rights. The People’s watchdog power was designed to be inconvenient to government - a safeguard against abuse of
OPINION: Pro-Palestinian activism has become a far-left cult
“Pro-Palestinian activism” in the West has turned into an anti-Semitic, cult-like witch hunt. Indeed, it cares less about social progress than exerting punishment, harassment and violence. Ironically, its political activism is dressed up as moral
OPINION: Alaska’s students suffer when teachers lack basic moral clarity
The academic mindset - mocking parents, blurring moral lines, and inverting good and evil - shapes how universities prepare teachers, and how those ideas filter into Alaska
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