Taking Back Alaska Series: Reform without state funds even at $40/barrel oil
Alaska must develop a detailed, preemptive regulatory strategy to dismantle its own bureaucratic roadblocks - without increasing state spending—by using existing federal funding programs to unlock private-sector growth through natural resource
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 -
REP. MCCABE: ADN does Alaska a disservice with misleading story on permafrost-related damage
Alaska needs the freedom to use our own resources and the determination to invest in real-world solutions. The kind of solutions that come from access to abundant and affordable energy, including fossil fuels and other emerging
From DC to Juneau: A ‘war time’ map for Alaska’s next governor
President Donald J. Trump taught a brutal but necessary lesson to anyone serious about becoming Alaska’s next governor: If you aren’t fully armed with your team, your playbook, and your orders before your right hand leaves the Bible - you’ve already
‘We have no choice’ – Dunleavy orders freeze on govt. travel, hiring, new regs
Facing fiscal low oil prices and fiscal uncertainty, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has directed all executive branch agencies to implement immediate cost control
OPINION: Sen. Giessel seems intent on tax hikes to expand Alaska govt.
State employees might question whether Giessel’s plan is truly an increase in benefits to state employees, or a bait and switch. We may never truly discover this given Giessel’s propensity to disguise herself as both a Republican and a progressive
OPINION: Why America provoked and prolongs Russia-Ukraine war
Thirty-five years ago this spring, Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Socialist Republic, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Humanities from the University of Alaska Southeast. Then-UAS Chancellor Marshall Lind invited Soviet Ambassador Yuri
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health care
Anchorage talk: National bioethicist to tackle the limits of ethical health
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
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