SocietyCommentary
Almost Half of NYC Bus Riders Don’t Pay. Blame Progressivism.
This is the headline of an article published Aug. 26 in The New York Times: “Fare Evasion Surges on N.Y.C. Buses, Where 48% of Riders… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Federal Air Marshal Whistleblowers Expose Weaponized TSA ‘Quiet Skies’ Program
Federal Air Marshal Service whistleblowers have exposed the Transportation Security Administration’s weaponized Quiet Skies program. The whistleblowers have come forward to the Air Marshal National… Read More
PoliticsNews
California’s High-Speed Rail Project Far From Finished, but It Is Putting Money in Unions’ Coffers
Democratic officials are throwing billions at California high-speed rail projects that have yet to be built, funding thousands of jobs specifically for union members. Despite… Read More
EnergyNews
3 Senate Dems Vote With Republicans to Dismantle Plank of Biden’s EV Agenda
Three Senate Democrats crossed the aisle on Wednesday to vote against a plank of the Biden administration’s electric vehicle agenda. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Distracted By Climate Change? Former Trump Transportation Official Weighs in on Bridge Collapse
What will be the long-term impact of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, Tuesday? What industries will be affected and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
US Auto Industry Faces Grim Future as Biden’s EPA Sets EV Mandates
Not since Prohibition has the federal government sought to ban a product as popular as the internal combustion engine. This week, the Environmental Protection Agency… Read More
EconomyNews
Ads Target Biden Admin’s Efforts to Curb New Gas-Powered Vehicles
The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers trade association released two new advertisements on Wednesday about the Biden administration’s efforts to drive gas-powered vehicles off the roads… Read More
EnergyNews
House Republicans Demand Answers on Biden Admin’s Expensive, Stalled-Out EV Charger Program
Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are demanding answers from two federal agencies regarding the Biden administration’s lagging electric vehicle charger subsidy program…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Pitfalls of Government-Mandated Car Kill Switches
Should your car decide whether you’re able to drive? That’s not some hypothetical question. In the 2,700-plus pages of the 2021 infrastructure law—a clever misnomer… Read More
LawNews
150 Democrats Vote Against Bill to Deport Illegal Immigrants Convicted of DUIs
Some 150 House Democrats voted Thursday against a bill to allow the deportation of illegal immigrants who have been convicted of driving while under the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Washington Subway’s Financial Woes Underscore Folly of Virginia Sports Arena Plan
It would be nearly impossible to make the folly of government economic development more obvious than two recent announcements in the Washington, D.C., area. On… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Biden Admin’s Woke, Wasteful Infrastructure Add-Ons Inflate Costs
This holiday season, millions of American families are still struggling to make ends meet due to the ravages of inflation. The cost of basics, such… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We’ve Seen This Move to Get Us Out of Cars Before
When President Barack Obama named retiring Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., to serve as his administration’s secretary of transportation, LaHood brought with him a vision for… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Great Train Robbery: Taxpayer Subsidies for Amtrak Should Be Derailed
As the holiday season approaches, families across America are carefully planning how to spend their hard-earned money on travel and purchases. If only our elected… Read More
EnergyCommentary
As Biden Admin Advances War on Fossil Fuels, Here’s How You Can Fight Back
The Biden administration is advancing its war on fossil fuels, and you’re going to pay for it. In July, President Joe Biden’s Department of Transportation… Read More
Commentary
Biden Marches With Autoworkers While Causing Their Problems
President Joe Biden showed “solidarity” with striking United Auto Workers by joining it Tuesday on the picket line near Detroit—one day before former President Donald… Read More
LawCommentary
FAA Should Rely on Ability, Not Race, in Hiring Air Traffic Controllers
Tragedy nearly struck about six months ago when a FedEx cargo plane and a Southwest jet came within 100 feet of each other. An air… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Joe Biden Enjoys His 1967 Corvette While Forcing You to Go Electric
While President Joe Biden enjoys his beautiful gas-guzzling 1967 Corvette Stingray, he wants to dictate what kind of car you get to own. The Environmental… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Americans Die When Merit No Longer Matters
A recent epidemic of airline near misses deserves both attention and reflection. In mid-December, a San Francisco-bound United Airlines Boeing 777-200 airliner suddenly dived just… Read More
EconomyNews
Derailment Disaster Highlights Buttigieg’s Incompetence
Sooty plumes of toxic smoke towered stories above the quiet, evacuated village of East Palestine, Ohio, last week as officials tried to contain what might be the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Amid Aviation Crisis, Buttigieg’s Transportation Department Expands Vacation
“Secretary Pete” seems more focused on holiday leave than fixing issues with the Department of Transportation. Things aren’t going to well for Pete Buttigieg on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Energy and Climate Regulations in California Are ‘Green Jim Crow’
For decades, California has been viewed as a vanguard state, a province that leads America on things like entertainment, fashion, and politics. No longer. Instead,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Bloated $1.1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Neither Reasonable nor Centrist
The bipartisan group of senators that just passed a $1.1 trillion federal infrastructure bill is attempting to sell it as a reasonable, centrist compromise. Yet… Read More
EconomyCommentary
9 Things to Know About Senate’s $1.1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill
The Senate unveiled its long-awaited $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill on Monday. In a textbook example of Washington dysfunction, members and the public will only have… Read More
EconomyNews
Americans Want Better Roads and Bridges More Than Untraditional Infrastructure, Poll Finds
Over 80% of Americans support proposals to fund the repairs of roads, bridges, ports, and drinking water pipes, but support for most other infrastructure issues… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Legislators Should Embrace Railroad Innovation, Not Hinder It
This week, the House of Representatives is expected to consider its massive $547 billion surface transportation bill. Unfortunately, instead of focusing on how we can… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Tough Questions About Electric Vehicles Unasked, Unanswered by Green Left
“We need plug-in hybrids!” a young leftie once chirped at me after I addressed students on his college campus. “OK,” I asked. “When you go… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Biden’s ‘Infrastructure’ Plan Largely About Leftist Goals, Not Roads and Bridges
Well, they’re at it again. Since the left can’t sell its ideas to the American public honestly, it’s changing the definitions of words yet again… Read More
EconomyCommentary
9 Things You Need to Know About Biden’s ‘Infrastructure’ Spending Plan
Fast on the heels of signing a bloated $1.9 trillion spending package, President Joe Biden has introduced yet another gigantic spending plan. While the administration’s… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Here’s How Biden Could Redeem His Discarded Call for National Unity
President Joe Biden began his presidency with an inaugural call for national unity. Since that time, his greatest legislative achievement is a COVID-19 relief package… Read More
