Tag: Commentary

Biden Uses Green Policies to Control Us, Not Just Energy

Biden Uses Green Policies to Control Us, Not Just Energy

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"Today’s elites have learned that getting control of energy means getting control of the people who need and use energy." National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., warns in a new Daily Caller commentary that President Biden's green energy agenda is ...
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Bonner Cohen: Elites Have Come Up With Their Greatest Excuse Yet To Suppress The Rest Of Us

Bonner Cohen: Elites Have Come Up With Their Greatest Excuse Yet To Suppress The Rest Of Us

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The recent torrent of regulations unleashed by the Biden administration — targeting everything from power plant and automobile tailpipe emissions to gas stoves and other household appliances — confirms that the White House was deadly serious when — in office ...
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Medicaid Rules Dash Dreams of Those With Disabilities and Medical Conditions

Medicaid Rules Dash Dreams of Those With Disabilities and Medical Conditions

Able Americans, Commentary /
Americans pride themselves on living in a nation that values life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But as Able Americans Senior Advisor Melissa Ortiz points out, these opportunities are often held back from those with disabilities and medical conditions, as ...
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Melissa Ortiz: Land of Opportunity... but Not for All

Melissa Ortiz: Land of Opportunity… but Not for All

Able Americans, Commentary /
Moving is a hassle for everyone. But the usual headaches and heartaches of relocating to a new place -- finding a new home, packing and unpacking and getting settled into a new community -- are usually offset by the opportunities ...
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Candace Owens Is Wrong. Women Like Me Who Use Wheelchairs Can – And Should – Model Underwear.

Candace Owens Is Wrong. Women Like Me Who Use Wheelchairs Can – And Should – Model Underwear.

Able Americans, Commentary /
by Melissa Ortiz, published in USA Today The Daily Wire's Candace Owens recently made comments that led me to believe that she either doesn't understand why disability representation is important or that she would like America to reinstate "ugly laws," the ...
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climate

Latest UN Climate Report Stokes Fears, Ignores Reality, Empowers Elites

Commentary /
Bonner Cohen, Ph.D., senior fellow at the National Center, has issued this response to the UN's latest climate report: The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims in its latest report that the world is likely to pass ...
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Melissa Ortiz: Oh, the Places I Might Go!

Melissa Ortiz: Oh, the Places I Might Go!

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A longtime lover of all things Dr. Seuss, one of my favorite books is “Oh, the Places You Will Go!” It is a popular gift for graduations and other milestone celebrations, but it resonates with me because it is all ...
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Loving someone with a disability

Melissa Ortiz: Broken Bones or Broken Hearts?

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A popular refrain from my childhood was “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” It was yelled with great bravado across playgrounds, classrooms, bus aisles and anywhere else you’d find groups of children.  An ...
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Bonner Cohen: Schemes to Suck CO2 From the Air Will Reduce Global Food Supply

Bonner Cohen: Schemes to Suck CO2 From the Air Will Reduce Global Food Supply

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The obsession of global elites – in and out of government – with saving the planet from what they insist is a “climate crisis” includes a slew of policies that enrich politically favored purveyors of green energy while disregarding the ...
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East Palestine train derailment

There’s No “Environmental Justice” for East Palestine, Ohio

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"The derailment of a chemical-laden Norfolk Southern freight train, resulting in huge plumes of smoke and persistent odors, has residents of East Palestine, Ohio baffled over a federal response bordering on indifference," says National Center Senior Fellow Bonner Cohen, Ph.D ...
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