Political Irony

© Adam Zyglis Once upon a time, the word “conservative” came from the same root as “conservation”. But today, the only thing conservatives are trying to conserve is their bank accounts. For thirty years prior to 2000, earthquakes in the central US averaged 21 a year. But after oil and gas drilling operations started using [...]

© Kevin Kallaugher I know it sounds like a conspiracy theory, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised if someone is manipulating gas prices in order to hurt Obama. UPDATE: Meanwhile, the public is not sure whom to blame for high gas prices. I know who is to blame for that — the media for [...]

Back in 2008 when gas prices spiked, Fox News said “no President has the power to increase or to lower gas prices.” And that the best way to reduce gas prices is to reduce consumption, so Americans should “get rid of those gas guzzlers, buy decent insulation for your house.” But now, Fox News is [...]

[rant by Mike Stanfill, reprinted from The Far Left Side] Let’s play a game. Suppose you were a carbon-based energy company and you’re starting to feel the pinch in the old pocketbook, even a very minor one, from renewable energy resources. What would you do? Well, you could glut the market with natural gas. This [...]

The term “artificial scarcity” generally refers to a tactic where the supply of something is restricted so that prices go up (or remain high). Examples of this are diamonds (which are relatively plentiful and can be manufactured artificially at low cost), and health care (in the US the AMA keeps the number of doctors low [...]