Political

  • Political

    The Board of Directors at the John F. Kennedy Center Are a Failure

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    The numbers don’t lie. Run the numbers yourself. Strip away the talking points, political spin, and public relations excuses, and one reality becomes impossible to ignore: the current Board of Directors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts are a abysmal failure. The fact is performers are cancelling and walking away. Productions are moving elsewhere. New talent appears increasingly hesitant to sign on. Public controversy now overshadows what was once a thriving and widely respected cultural institution. Institutions are judged by outcomes, not excuses — and the outcomes speak for themselves. The excuses coming from leadership are…

  • Economics - Political

    An Easy Solution to High Gas Prices — And Why Americans Are Being Gouged

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    There is an incredibly simple solution to high gas prices in America, yet the political establishment refuses to seriously discuss it. Why? Because too many powerful interests profit from the status quo. The solution is simple: American oil sold at American prices to American refineries. The United States is not an oil-poor nation. Quite the opposite. America is one of the largest oil producers on Earth and a surplus producer that exports massive quantities of crude onto the global market. Yet despite producing our own energy, Americans are forced to buy gasoline as if every barrel came from overseas scarcity.…