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
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.
If Jay Hammond & Clem Tillion could still speak, what might they say about today’s PFD?
What would the most ardent historical supporters of the Alaska's PFD - Jay Hammond and Clem Tillion - say about the current state of
OPINION: President’s Day and the many men who violated our Constitution
A look at today’s President’s Day is discouraging, but only if you take the Constitution seriously. Today’s standard of what makes an action of the federal government “constitutional” has several different interpretations, all of them
OPINION: Will the Chinese Dragon devour Alaska?
When you look at all the geopolitical moves China is making around the world, it should worry every Alaskan that China is selling its U.S. Treasuries to purchase gold and silver. They are telling us something by doing so. I hope our political leadership is
OPINION: Fleecing Alaskans’ PFD is politically convenient and profoundly unfair
When the legislature redirects the PFD, it extracts wealth from Alaskans who lose purchasing power without a direct tax vote, and the local economy suffers all while government gains resources to
Rep. McCabe exposes ‘voodoo math’ behind push to restore Alaska’s defined benefits
Every time someone claims that defined benefits will save Alaska money, they are betting your children’s Permanent Fund Dividends, your possible future taxes, or deep cuts to troopers and schools on the hope that the stock market will run hot for the next
Alaska delegation joins Trump for repeal of Biden-era blockades on resource development
U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, along with Congressman Nick Begich, joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office as the president signed two major Congressional Review Act resolutions to reverse restrictive Biden-era blockades that locked
Amid GOP backlash, new Alaska House Minority Leader agrees to hold ‘another vote’
With GOP leaders irate by the Alaska House Minority’s hasty approval of new caucus leaders, freshly elected Minority Leader Rep. DeLena Johnson (R-Palmer) is promising to hold another
OPINION: Univ. of Alaska’s $365M ask should spark skepticism & support
Let’s continue to support what works: funding for programs that train Alaska’s workforce, innovative research like UAF’s, and infrastructure investments that keep campuses running. But let’s also ask tough questions. Are we funding marketing fluff?
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