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Michael Brandt: Trump’s empty communist threat

For at least the next 90 days, expect to hear a lot about communists “taking over the government.” In lieu of an explanation of what that means, expect no more than name-calling and finger pointing. If you identify as a liberal, a progressive or a democratic socialist, you will be accused of being a communist.

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James Wigderson: Just give us the strong stuff

Congratulations Democrats, you’ve become addicted to the pure stuff. You don’t want that moderate, play-by-the-rules Democratic politician like Gov. Tony Evers. You want somebody who really upsets the other side, the wackier the better, just to prove you’re pure.

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Michael Lucas: Econ 101: Socialism, Part II

When you understand fascism and the fascists of old, it becomes incredibly hard to deny that the bulk of the anti-fascists, socialists, democratic socialists, and other like-minded people in America are themselves fascists.

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Christopher LaForge: In the solar business, hope is renewable too

I’ve been in the solar industry since 1988. During this time, we’ve pulled the cost of solar electric modules down 99%. We took more than a year to install a gigawatt of solar in 2004; today, we do it in 17 hours. Our ability to do the tasks necessary to slow and reverse climate change has never been greater. I

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Michael Brandt: Trump’s empty communist threat

For at least the next 90 days, expect to hear a lot about communists “taking over the government.” In lieu of an explanation of what that means, expect no more than name-calling and finger pointing. If you identify as a liberal, a progressive or a democratic socialist, you will be accused of being a communist.

Read More »

James Wigderson: Just give us the strong stuff

Congratulations Democrats, you’ve become addicted to the pure stuff. You don’t want that moderate, play-by-the-rules Democratic politician like Gov. Tony Evers. You want somebody who really upsets the other side, the wackier the better, just to prove you’re pure.

Read More »

Michael Lucas: Econ 101: Socialism, Part II

When you understand fascism and the fascists of old, it becomes incredibly hard to deny that the bulk of the anti-fascists, socialists, democratic socialists, and other like-minded people in America are themselves fascists.

Read More »

Christopher LaForge: In the solar business, hope is renewable too

I’ve been in the solar industry since 1988. During this time, we’ve pulled the cost of solar electric modules down 99%. We took more than a year to install a gigawatt of solar in 2004; today, we do it in 17 hours. Our ability to do the tasks necessary to slow and reverse climate change has never been greater. I

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