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Commentary: The Consequences of Delaying Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Sales

June 4, 2024 RealClearWire

Offshore drilling has been a cornerstone of global energy production since the 1800s, fueling the American way of life and powering the global economy. From the early days of “on-water-drilling” to the advancement of the fixed platform units of today, offshore drilling has consistently contributed around 30 percent of global oil production. In the U.S., supply on federal offshore lands in the Gulf of Mexico alone accounts for approximately 15 percent of total crude oil production.

Commentary: Biden Gaslights America on the Economy

February 16, 2024 Minnesota Sun Staff

Joe Biden is gaslighting America on the economy. His administration is trying to oversell what has underperformed for several reasons: First, the economy is the one issue that affects most Americans most significantly. Second, Biden is doing worse on virtually every other issue. Finally, time is short: the economy is about to get worse, and the election is close. The administration’s strategy is to get Americans to believe what they hear and doubt what they see.

Commentary: An Unexpected Climate Hero is Equity Markets

December 1, 2019November 30, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Joesph Stalin allegedly said that the “death of one person is a tragedy; the death of one million is a statistic.” Fitting neatly with his horrendous ideology, our brains are simply not equipped to understand suffering of astonishing proportions – for a single person suffering we feel empathy; with millions we blink cluelessly before looking away, dumbfounded.

Commentary: Did Anyone Notice That the 10-year, 2-year Treasuries Un-inverted, Forestalling Recession Fears

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Don’t look now, but if you were planning on a severe recession and a spike in unemployment before the 2020 elections in the hopes it would help oust President Donald Trump, you might have to keep waiting.

Commentary: Labor Day? How About Capital Day!

September 2, 2019September 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

Labor Day, according to the US Department of Labor is “dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers” and as a “national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.”

President Trump Set to Tighten Controls in Foreign Access to Tech Investment

August 8, 2018August 7, 2018 Admin

Already threatened by escalating U.S. taxes on its goods, China is about to find it much harder to invest in U.S. companies or to buy American technology in such cutting-edge areas as robotics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. President Donald Trump is expected as early as this week to sign…

China’s US Trade Surplus Hits Record in June

July 14, 2018July 13, 2018 Admin

Reuters China’s trade surplus with the United States swelled to a record in June as its overall exports grew at a solid pace, a result that could further inflame a bitter trade dispute with Washington. But signs exporters were rushing shipments before tariffs went into effect in the first…

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