David Blackmon

Did President Trump Just Set Up A New Opening To China?

President Donald Trump appeared to some observers to reverse his previous posture related to Chinese encroachment into the United States…

3 days ago

Democrats Mask Their Climate Agenda — For Now

Faced with the general craziness stemming from voters’ decisions to nominate far-left radical DSA candidates to represent the party in…

2 weeks ago

Uncle Sam’s Aggressive Rare Earth Dealmaking Strikes A Chord Overseas

In June of 2021, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would mount a “whole of government” effort to secure…

3 weeks ago

It Is Absurd To Think China Will Ever Abandon Coal

Since the approval of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 by every nation on earth except the United States, the…

4 weeks ago

It’s A Huge Rare Metal Discovery For America, But Claiming The Prize Isn’t So Easy

Nevada’s Railroad Valley is home to a tungsten deposit that could be the largest ever found in the United States.…

1 month ago

Detroit Gets Front Row Seat To China’s Slow Execution Of German Auto

Germany’s once-mighty auto industry is trembling under pressure that strikes at the heart of that country’s national psyche. Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz…

1 month ago

Lawfare’s Fingerprints Are All Over National Academies’ Landmark Climate Report

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine just released a major report on extreme event attribution science, the increasingly trendy climate…

2 months ago

When OPEC Quotas Don’t Matter Anymore

Lost in much of the discussion about the current global deficit of crude oil is a new reality that had…

2 months ago

New Houthi Threat Makes Future Of Oil Prices Look Even Uglier

Oil prices are surging again amid renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran that has again halted tanker traffic via…

2 months ago

California’s Loss Is Texas’ Gain … Again

Reinvigorating America’s shipbuilding capacity is a well-known urgent objective of Donald Trump’s second presidency. One company – drone ship maker…

2 months ago

Why New York’s Data Center Moratorium Feels All Too Familiar

Twelve years after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, New York is once again using state…

2 months ago

Socialist Candidates Want To Resurrect Green New Deal Corpse

Every time you think the energy policies pushed by the Democratic Party can’t possibly get any crazier, they go and…

2 months ago

Europeans Discover Simple Luxury As They Descend On US For World Cup

European soccer fans have descended on the United States for the World Cup in recent weeks, and many are discovering…

3 months ago

Chevron And Microsoft Chart A New Path To Power In Landmark Data Center Deal

In a move that could send the net-zero zealots scrambling for the smelling salts, Chevron announced this week that it…

3 months ago

Solar Doesn’t Use Much Farmland — Until You Define What ‘Much” Really Means

I have to admit that I laughed out loud – almost spewing coffee on my keyboard – Friday morning when…

3 months ago