
With rising Russia tensions, we must draw from the past
Who was responsible for post-war tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.? Were they primarily a result of the Soviets’ mistrust of a perceived intent on the part of the Allies to establish a “New World Order” and act as policeman of the world? The


Coghill v. Bird: Constitutional Convention Debate set for Feb. 1
With the recent, quick and dismissive ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court over the blatant unconstitutionality of Ranked Choice Voting, we have officially entered the next stage of public discourse, naked judicial tyranny. In the past, there was some semblance


Zink to talk with Pfizer official on how to ‘deal’ with unvaxxed Alaskans
One of the most polarizing figures in the state, Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink, is set to participate in a virtual meeting with a leading Pfizer official to look at how to “deal” with Alaskans who decline to take experimental Covid jabs. On


Troopers find mother of baby abandoned on New Year’s Eve
The Alaska State Troopers have identified and located the juvenile mother of a newborn baby who had been abandoned at a Fairbanks intersection on New Year’s Eve in sub-zero temperatures. A Jan. 4 statement from the Troopers noted that law enforcement


Your vaccination card is your ‘owners tag’
Editor’s note: The following is a transcript of Brett Wilcox’s Dec. 28, 2021, public comment to the Sitka Assembly. When you realize that lockdowns are an economic and mental health catastrophe, that masks only mitigate mental and physical health, that


Alaska ranked 24th freest state by libertarian think tank
In a new report analyzing fiscal, regulatory and personal freedoms across all 50 states, Alaska came in 24th, a drop from 14th place in 2016. The annual publication, “Freedom in the 50 States,” is issued by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank


Wealth and power are not synonyms for ‘greed’
Recently, I had a discussion with a young American in her late 20s about current events in our country. Let’s call her Rebecca in order to protect her anonymity. It did not take long for me to recognize Rebeca’s leftism — Christopher Columbus exploited


Is the sun setting on American Global Exceptionalism?
Newt Gingrich recently wrote an interesting opinion piece that blasted U.S. foreign policy and our capabilities to meet 21st century security threats. His point was that the U.S. national defense posture as a global superpower is being challenged by


‘Awash with cash’ Alaska has money to pay a full Permanent Fund Dividend
In Fiscal Year 2020, the net income of the Alaska Permanent Fund was $1.63 billion while the Percentage of Market Value (POMV) draw was nearly $3 billion, a loss of about $1.3 billion after the draw. That was a shock to me. I’ve always trusted that the body


Young jokes with Biden just before president signs $1.2 trillion leftist bill
Rep. Don Young appeared to be having a grand old time with President Joe Biden just moments before the president signed the $1.2 Trillion infrastructure bill at a photo-op signing ceremony on Nov. 15. Young’s office sent out a photo showing Young and Biden

