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It is like fighting the Hydra, cut off one head and two grow back. But the federal government is no myth. It is immortal. It has the power to print money and hire an […]
Opinion
Supreme Court should quickly reject education savings account law challenge
In January District Judge James Wilson of Carson City issued an injunction blocking enactment of the Education Savings Accounts (ESA) approved by lawmakers in Senate Bill 302, saying it violated Article 11, Section 6.2 of […]
Washington should let Nevada set its own clocks
Nevadans have once again gone through the futile and counterproductive ordeal of resetting all our clocks to comply with the dictates of our elected naifs in Washington. We are now temporarily on Pacific Daylight […]
Sen. Heller pushing for faster approval of broadband easements
Once again Nevada’s Washington representatives are having to resort to legislation to force the slothful federal land agencies to more quickly allow the public access to rights of way across putatively public lands. Earlier […]
Legislators should not be able to hide from public scrutiny
“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” — Justice Louis Brandeis This is Sunshine […]
Is the Silver State being unconstitutionally awed into obedience to the feds?
Over the years the battle to grant states greater control over the vast swath of federal public land have ebbed and flowed. There have been court battles, mostly lost. There have been legislative resolutions and bills, […]
A few things to cogitate before going to the presidential caucuses
In a matter of days Nevada Democrats and Republicans will be asked to lend their support to one of their parties’ candidates in the state’s first-in-the-West caucuses. The decisions will be closely watched […]
Absurdly trivial conflicts escalate to tragedy
The absurdity of it all would be comical if the consequences were not so extraordinarily dire. One man is dead, shot to death by officers at a roadblock. Father and son ranchers are in prison […]
The Electric Highwayman: Robbing the poor to give to the rich
Think of it as an electric oasis — a place to stop and recharge your electric vehicle as you caravan across the high desert to pay homage to the lords of […]
You may not ruffle a single sage grouse feather
Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.— Ronald Reagan Let’s see what tips the scales for your typical federal bureaucrat. Ah, here is an open […]