In the eternal tug-of-war between fairness and standards, fairness has developed a neat little trick: redefine the standard.

Because California is an isolated energy island market with no incoming oil pipeline connections over the Sierra Mountains from other states, in-state refinery closures will increase importation to ...

Labor has recorded an historic federal election victory, and the Coalition an historic defeat with their leader, for the first time for an opposition leader in Australia’s history, losing his seat. If ...

While landlords in general are often begrudged, anybody owning more than one or two rentals is subject to even more venomous envy. (One gets the impression that someone who has a lot of rental ...

The agreement between Washington and Kyiv to create an investment fund to search for rare earth minerals has been seen as something of a turn by the Trump administration. From hectoring and mocking ...

I'm talking about the Greens, and it's a pertinent question in the light of their policy demands which would require Labor to abolish negative gearing benefits, double capital gains tax and put a cap ...

Nanny state rules often owe their origins to moral panics. These are defined as a widespread fear that some evil person or thing threatens the values, interests, or well-being of a community or ...

Disaster is lurking in the shadows. There is no benefit in doubt, no salvation in wishful thinking, and no escape from the peril that awaits America unless the country reins in Trump. His onslaught on ...

Despite intense recent lobbying from Warren Buffett's PacifiCorp - likely focused on shutting down Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) so Warren's coal-fired power plants in and around Wyoming can supply ...

Gene A Nelson has a Ph D in radiation biophysics from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was recognized by the American Nuclear Society with a Presidential Citation for his tenacious ...

Voting for minor parties, especially in the House of Representatives, is a risky move. This is because it is in the House of Representatives where government is not only formed but also where its ...