The Supreme Court on June 27 was right to place on hiatus something that was both figuratively and literally another attempted power grab by President Joe Biden’s hyperaggressive regulators. While the legal result was appropriate, the practical results of the decision could be even better. The decision could save both money and lives. In the 5-4 decision in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency, the court majority put at least a temporary hold on new EPA...

Twenty years ago Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared in an HBO documentary about the dangers of a nuclear plant on the Hudson River. Indian Point: Imagining the Unimaginable, directed by his sister Rory Kennedy, pits the crusading Kennedys, pictured flying in a helicopter over the nuclear facility, against Entergy, the power company. The film argued that the surrounding environment would be made uninhabitable if the plant came under terrorist attack. This was necessarily a high-...

Hurricane Beryl is wreaking havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and putting the role of climate change under the spotlight. With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/h), it became the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane in records going back around 100 years. In fact, there has only been one previous recorded case of a category five Atlantic hurricane in July – Hurricane Emily, on 16 July 2005. The causes of individual storms are complex, making it difficult to...

There’s been a lot of talk about what this week’s Supreme Court ruling does or doesn’t do with respect to former President Donald Trump. In my view, most of those analyses miss the point entirely. Here’s the most important single fact to know about the high court’s landmark decision: It sets forth a framework for determining which actions by a president — any president — are absolutely immune, presumptively immune or not immune at all. I have a unique perspective on the issue, since...

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The United Kingdom’s first general election since 2019 is set for July 4, just two days away. Historically, the center-left Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, and center-right Conservative Party, led by Rishi Sunak, dominate elections.  In the U.K., the Labour Party focuses on expanding public services, workers’ rights, and social equality, while the Conservative Party emphasizes free market policies, reducing government spending, and upholding traditional values. In March, before Prime Minister Sunak called for the general election, a Pew Research Center survey reported that more British citizens were dissatisfied than satisfied with the state of democracy in their country. The Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, is most known for supporting Brexit, reducing immigration, and restoring law and order. The party is appealing to voters on the populist right who might otherwise vote for the Conservatives. On July 1, a poll by Savanta found that 24 percent of citizens intend to vote for the Conservative Party, 15 points behind Labour’s 39 percent polling rate. Although Reform previously had a single seat in Parliament, Savanta had them polling at 13 percent. Although it’s the strongest support the Conservatives have had in weeks, it falls short of posing any challenge to the Labour Party. The poll reaffirms what many have been saying for months, Labour is set to win this election with a sizable majority. The situation is so grave for Conservatives that it is being compared to Canada’s 1993 general election, when the country’s ruling Conservative Party collapsed, losing all but two seats. As prime minister, Starmer pledged to create a national British energy company with the goal of removing all fossil fuels by 2030. Conservative members of Parliament have been very critical of Labour’s proposals. For example, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, criticized Labour’s spending plans, which would run an annual deficit of £10 billion. To generate enough revenue, Labour plans to raise taxes by £2,094 for each household. Additionally, Home Secretary James Cleverly claims, “There are thousands [of migrants] waiting in Calais for a Labour government so they can make the crossing,” which will cost families £635 each. For the Conservatives, Thursday’s election outcome looks grim, but for all British citizens, the results will be costly. In the absence of a miracle, left-wing programs — including the radical policies that will be announced after the election — will rule British politics for the foreseeable future.   The post British Election Poll Predicts Historic Defeat for the Conservative Party appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

Here are the results from the polls we’ve been running on our Telegram channel in the last couple of weeks. We’ve left the polls open so more people may participate going forward but […]

July 3rd was a bad day to be a Rock star. 1969 – Brian Jones, ex-Rolling Stones guitarist, was found dead in his swimming pool. Death was ruled a misadventure while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. However, murder rumors circulated. Jones had recently been fired from the Stones due to excessive drug use and a deep reluctance to touring. 1971 – Break on through (to the other side). The Doors’ vocalist Jim Morrison was found dead by longtime companion Pam Courson in the bathtub of the Paris apartment they shared. Morrison had gone to Paris to escape fame and focus on his poetry. Though the cause of death was officially listed as a heart attack there are indications that drugs (most likely heroin) led to the singer’s demise. Morrison’s death, following the passings of Jones, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, launches talk of the “27 Club” since all four were twenty-seven years old when they died. Decades later, Kurt Cobain would ‘join’ the club (on 4/5/94). ### The post July 3rd: The “27 Club” Adds Two Members appeared first on RockinTown.

“Volbeat’s gonna enter the studio later this year,” stated frontman Michael Poulsen. “There’s gonna be a new Volbeat record out next year.” The band also has plans for European and North American tours. The songs for the band’s ninth album are almost completed with them entering the studio later this year.  Next year’s album will be the follow-up to 21’s “Servant Of The Mind,” which was the Volbeat’s final studio album to feature lead guitarist Rob Caggiano before his departure in ’23. The set peaked at #2 on Billboard‘s Top Hard Rock Albums chart,  ### The post Volbeat’s Plans Revealed appeared first on RockinTown.