Rich Lowry: New industrial policy, same as the old industrial policy

Columns & Analysis

Published
May 19, 2023

Rich Lowry: New industrial policy, same as the old industrial policy

President Biden is spending a massive amount on infrastructure and green initiatives in an economy where green regulation has made it increasingly difficult to build anything, certainly not in a cost-effective or timely manner. What the new industrial policy gives with one hand, the old industrial policy — and its attendant red tape — takes away with the other.
Published
May 17, 2023

Cal Thomas: Trump and the old razzle dazzle

Former president Donald Trump’s appearance at a CNN Republican Town Hall in New Hampshire stretched the truth beyond any standard by which that virtue can be measured.
Published
May 15, 2023

The hole where Britain’s ambition used to be

Britain broke away from the European Union on a promise of freeing itself from excessive regulation and striking out on its own. Yet a flagship project that might have served as a signal of confidence to the world is now stunted to the point that detractors still hope it might be put out of its misery completely.
Published
May 15, 2023

Multibillion-dollar natural disasters are the new normal

Even as the number of expensive calamities soars, Americans keep moving into the teeth of them. Florida, Texas, Arizona and other states at increasing risk of deadly weather have been the country's fastest-growing states in recent years.
Published
May 14, 2023

Rich Lowry: Donald Trump body-slams CNN

If Trump wins the Republican nomination next year, it will be partly because Republicans are once again drawn to what they consider his distinctive and unmatched sense of personal power.

Published
May 14, 2023

Clarence Page: Mayor Lori Lightfoot wasn’t here to make friends — and that’s her loss

When we speak of a legacy, we talk about the long-lasting impact of people and events that took place in the past. Despite her reputation for thin-skinned, petty and vindictive feuding, Lightfoot showed how to get some good things done — and how, with a bit more patience and prudence, she might have accomplished a lot more.
Published
May 14, 2023

Derric McLain: It’s time to fix Maine’s sentencing practices

With long sentences, the criminal justice system persistently condemns people of all ages, but especially people of color, to a life of dread and despair without reasonable justification, while at the same time handing down lenient sentences for more serious cases.
Published
May 14, 2023

Austin Bay: How do we improve global maritime security?

Marine insurance corporations may eventually demand their ships provide escort for commercial vessels — and stop the pirates from boarding.
Published
May 14, 2023

Luke Jensen: Lewiston problems or Maine problems?

We all know that there are many wealthier communities in Maine that can and should do more to take on the burden of supporting the state's most vulnerable and needy people. "Maine problems" shouldn't become "Lewiston problems" just because the problems are within city lines.
Published
May 14, 2023

Cal Thomas: Not a dime’s worth of difference

It’s going to take more than one senator to make the case that our system of elections and government are broken. Returning to the guardrails provided in the Constitution would solve a lot of problems, but barring that unlikely occurrence, it is up to “We the people” to make changes by voting for candidates who are committed to actually addressing and solving the growing number of problems that confront us.

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