Miles Pollard
Articles by Miles Pollard
Health CareCommentary
The Truth About Glyphosate: Genuine Concerns and Sobering Realities
The use of the agricultural input glyphosate may be one of the most hotly contested issues within public health right now. For some, glyphosate is… Read More
SCOTUS Removes IEEPA Tariffs From Toolbox, Now Is Time for the BAT
In a 6 to 3 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s attempt to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Mamdani’s Millionaire Tax Would Zap NYC’s Dynamism
Zohran Mamdani’s policy and funding proposals could precipitate an economic and political crisis in New York City reminiscent of the movements that led to Communist China, the Soviet Union, or Socialist Venezuela. To finance this red… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How to Help Small Businesses, Hurt Mamdani All at Once
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, wants affordability and equity through big-government intervention. His platform includes city-owned grocery stores, rent freezes, a $30… Read More
InternationalCommentary
$828 Billion Short, NATO’s Path Back Starts With 5 Percent—and a Long Memory
At its 2025 summit this week, NATO announced a new military spending target of 5%—something President Donald Trump referred to as a “monumental change” for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The 7 Tools Trump Needs to Win the Trade War With China
Beijing’s latest retaliatory tariffs—now at 84%—reveal a familiar hypocrisy: the world’s most notorious trade abuser crying foul when held accountable. In response, President Donald Trump… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Inflation Is the New Tax on Georgia Families
As the Peach State recovers from back-to-back hurricanes, Georgians are struggling to rebuild their families’ lives. With the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s inadequate response being… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Phoenix on Fire: Rising Prices Burn Arizonans
Residents of Phoenix are feeling the heat, and it’s not just the weather. Instead, it’s the relentless rise in inflation that has tightened its grip… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Inflation Has Neutered the Underdogs
Life in the Chicagoland area has changed drastically over the past few years. Inflation has ruined Portillo’s Italian Beef Sandwiches, ketchupless hotdogs, and mom-and-pop restaurants…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Calculator Tells You the Size of Inflation’s Bite Into Your Household Budget
While many economic pundits point to cooling inflation, The Heritage Foundation’s new Personal Inflation Calculator showcases the cumulative effect of inflation on the average American…. Read More
EnergyCommentary
Energy Innovation Is Key to Prosperity
In a recent report, “Powering Human Advancement,” The Heritage Foundation laid bare the truth that the driving force behind wealth creation and raising human development… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Are Soft-on-Crime Policies Jacking Up Car Insurance Premiums?
Over the past two years, auto insurance prices have surged by an average of 27% nationally. That’s an increase from $127 a month in 2022… Read More
EnergyCommentary
In California, Newsom’s Energy Experiment Goes Awry
This Earth Day, which falls on Monday, California residents must be glad that their state accounts for less than 1% of the greenhouse gas emissions of the top 50… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Examining the High Costs and Questionable Gains of ‘Green’ Policies as Earth Day Approaches
As we approach Earth Day, it is time to evaluate how green policies have performed. One such policy is the New Jersey bag ban, which… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Easy Way to Save $27 Billion: Repeal Greenhouse Gas Slush Fund That Picks Winners and Losers
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to vote this week on the possible repeal of the $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which… Read More
InternationalCommentary
EU Climate, Cattle Flatulence Rules Threatening European Farmers’ Livelihoods, Driving Up Food Prices
Through the European Green Deal, European bureaucrats are ignoring citizen opposition in deindustrializing Western Europe and reducing its agricultural production. They’re using climate laws to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Chinese Hackers Infiltrate America’s Critical Infrastructure
“The cyberthreat posed by the Chinese government is massive.” That was FBI Director Christopher Wray, speaking at a recent security conference in Munich, warning of… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The Climate Conundrum of Project Tundra: More Emissions Than Solutions
A “green energy” project in rural North Dakota is yet another such initiative that misses the mark. Despite the Energy Department’s admission that the Tundra… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Climate Activism Fund Financing Literal Attacks on US Constitution
This week, a group of activists called Declare Emergency, funded by the Climate Emergency Fund, poured red powder on the case housing the Constitution in… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Amid Security Concerns of Lawmakers, Chinese-Made Battery Installation Removed From Marine Base
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and more than two dozen other Republican lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this month,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Climate Conference Ignores Energy’s Role in Reducing Poverty and Preserving the Environment
As the international climate conference known as the Conference of the Parties, or COP28, starts the first Global Stocktake—a methodology for countries to measure their… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Biden’s Restrictions on Critical Minerals Harm America
It’s no secret that China subsidizes its own companies to dominate the global markets in rare earth minerals. This dominance is both an economic and… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Slavery Poisons Solar Industry’s Supply Chains
Behind those harmless-looking solar panels harnessing the sun’s power lies a disturbing secret: Roughly 80% of solar components are manufactured in China using slave labor. Not only have… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Woke Duke Energy Jacks Up Electric Rates to Pay for ESG, Zero Carbon Mandates
Duke Energy has thrown consumers under the proverbial (electric) bus to make their operations carbon neutral by 2050. As a result, electricity prices in North… Read More
EnergyCommentary
UK’s Onshore Wind Scheme Could Backfire, With Far More Potent Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Shortly after naming Claire Coutinho as secretary of state for energy security and net zero on Aug. 31, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Recession by Any Other Name Is Still a Terrible Economy
Having given up fixing the economy, President Joe Biden and his handlers are instead fixing the dictionary. The recent announcement of two consecutive quarters of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
House Democrats Ride ‘Minibus’ to Inflation, Economic Ruin
Against the backdrop of a contracting economy and falling real incomes, the House majority is trying to increase federal spending over the next decade by… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Sen. Mike Lee’s Report Offers Scathing Critique of Biden’s Leftist Economic Policies
Although required by law to submit a budget and Economic Report of the President to Congress no later than the first Monday in February, President… Read More
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