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What Hamburger Helper Knows and GDP Misses
By every official measure, the economy seems to be doing well. Personal income, disposable income, and consumption expenditures all increased. GDP growth has been revised upward by both the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the…
Trump, Meloni, Milei say UN climate scam must go
While Trump devoted the bulk of his address to foreign policy and immigration issues, he eventually turned to focus on energy. Trump called renewables “a joke” and said they don’t work and are too expensive – and inadequate…
Karen naming underscores the call to overhaul hurricane classifications
The naming of Karen in the North Atlantic as a subtropical storm is laughable to me, but it has now become a talking point for people pushing missives about climate change — this, despite a season that has fallen short of the…
Universal Childcare: Real Problem, Wrong Solution
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced in September that New Mexico will become the first state in the nation to guarantee free childcare for its residents beginning November 1. While the governor’s intentions may be…
Argentina’s Least-Competitive Sectors Fight Market Reforms
Almost two years ago, the enthusiasm of the 56 percent of Argentine voters who called for “Freedom” when electing Javier Milei as President of Argentina seemed unstoppable. The pace of change also seemed unstoppable.…
Bird-torching Mojave solar facility shutting down
The sun will soon be setting on the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California’s Mojave Desert. Boosted by $1.6 billion in taxpayer-backed loans in 2011, the gargantuan project was hailed by President Obama’s first energy…
Climate fact check: September 2025 edition
Read the full fact check at CFACT.org World Meteorological Organization wrong on mean temperature; China coal crushes “renewables;” Al Jazeera wrong on climate, fires, and pollution; insurance not rising due to climate; NYT…
Deadly grid battery fallacy exposed in Massachusetts
An alert Massachusetts watchdog group has blown the whistle on the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for issuing potentially catastrophic guidance for building grid scale battery facilities. They are specifying a…
‘Better Every Day’? As Government Shutdown Standoff Continues Democrats Have More To Lose In Court Of Public Opinion.
By Manzanita Miller As the government shutdown standoff reaches its ten-day mark, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Oct. 9 it “gets better every day” for Democrats. But Congressional Democrats are losing…
Trump should boycott the UN climate conference in Brazil
CFACT joined a coalition letter sent to three top officials urging the Trump Administration not to send a government delegation to COP 30, the UN climate conference in Brazil this November. President Trump did a masterful job…
