Republican Leadership Conference, Day 1

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  June 17th at 01:00 PM  | 

The speakers for Day 1 of the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans included luminaries such as Mike Huckabee, Michael Williams, and Ted Cruz, along with our own Erick Erickson. I’ll confine my remarks to the presidential candidates. Newt Gingrich Newt has a vision and a plan that appeal to this fiscal conservative. President Gingrich would hit the ground running in his first week with | Read More »

Mideast Turmoil and the Corn Ethanol Connection

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  February 28th at 11:24 PM  | 

Could ethanol-driven food price increases be at the root of recent unrest in Egypt and the greater Middle East? An article by Robert Bryce in the Energy Tribune explores the connection between the Iowa Presidential Caucuses, ethanol subsidies, and the rising tide of discontent: Biofuels Driving Up Food Prices As Iowa Primary Approaches This year, the US corn ethanol sector will consume 40 percent of | Read More »