Independence Day

Increased government programs, regulation, deficits, and taxes take money and agency away from all Americans and give it to government bureaucrats.

Do we want to celebrate a country distinguished by deep trust in its citizens, where everyone feels a strong sense of freedom and agency, or do we want visitors arriving in our country saying, “Wow, it sure is quiet here”? It is not “equity.” It is prosperity, where everyone has a chance, has agency, and has real freedom and independence. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. It is an obvious train wreck that cannot be fixed until we again trust people and put the money and agency back in their hands, i.e., give them freedom and independence. It is a classic example of taking freedom and agency away from private citizens and investors and putting it in the hands of government bureaucrats. And that brings us to the real, fundamental division in American politics, public policy and governance today. At this point we seem to be moving toward the zero-risk, controlled society — a model that more often than not becomes stagnant and fails. Of course, this misperception is not limited to Stanford. It is growing in all of our educational institutions, the private sector, and in government. Most poignant in the essay is that, for a campus that was once vibrant, alive and exciting on weekend evenings, the current campus is defined by … dead silence. And, apparently against all odds, they do it very well and responsibly, for the most part. As the university became aware of this problem, it turned to the progressive reformers’ best friend — a committee, in this case a Campus Life Committee, or Ministry of Fun, if you will. Wade. Everyone feels the enormous restrictions on their lives this year brought on by energy restrictions, inflation and a collapsing economy.

It's a holiday in the USA. Happy independence day to all our American readers. Normally, that would keep global markets very quiet but that hasn't exactly ...

The Canadian June PMI from S&P Global is due at 9:30 am ET and were previously at 56.8. The pound is continuing its rebound from late last week and is near the June 30 highs. Normally, that would keep global markets very quiet but that hasn't exactly been the case so far this week.

INDEPENDENCE DAY is one of the most iconic American movies of all time, but the original actor destined to play Captain Steve Hiller hated the script so ...

Before adding that the ET joke he laughed at essentially received a "standing ovation". It was Independence Day weekend, so they all naturally wanted to go and see the Will Smith movie. The film wasn't just adored by audiences, however. "I'm reading [the script] to my buddy in the car," he said. Smith, the actor who eventually took Hawke's character, earned a whopping $5 million. At the time in 1996, Hawke was a very successful actor in the film and TV industry.

Also starring Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, aliens, and Randy Quaid, this seasonal favorite centers on an ...

IS INDEPENDENCE DAY ON NETFLIX? If you’re in the mood to watch a classic Fourth of July movie, Decider’s here to help you stream the 1996 Will Smith classic Independence Day. I’m baaaack!”).

Sadly, the American people are still not free of tyranny. Now, it's our energy system.

William S. Becker is a former U.S. Department of Energy central regional director who administered energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies programs, and he also served as special assistant to the department’s assistant secretary of energy efficiency and renewable energy. We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. A cartel is “a group of independent market participants who collude with each other to improve their profits and dominate the market.” The longstanding collusion between the fossil energy industry and its supporters in Congress fits the definition. As a leading carbon polluter, the United States has a moral obligation (and a business opportunity) to be at the front of the pack in a global transition to clean energy. Renewable resources provided only 12.2 percent of total U.S. energy and 20.1 percent of our electricity last year. One wonders how long the American people will tolerate the tyrannical rule of the carbon cartel. Exxon could have alerted everyone and contributed to solutions, but the company covered up its findings. The American Lung Association (ALA) says more than 137 million Americans, 40 percent of us, still live where breathing is unhealthy because of pollution from vehicles and power plants. Bush and his successors thought the solution was to produce more of the domestic variety. As energy analyst Pavel Molchanov of Raymond James explains, “Oil and gas companies do not want to drill more. They are under pressure from the financial community to pay more dividends, to do more share buybacks instead of the proverbial ‘drill baby drill.’” We are still addicted to the fossil fuels we began using more than 160 years ago, despite modern alternatives that are ubiquitous, clean, inexhaustible, less expensive and more democratic — as well as better for public health and the environment.

If you're wanting to stream the alien invasion thriller starring Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum then you're in luck as the movie is available on numerous ...

If you haven't already got an Amazon Prime (opens in new tab) or Hulu (opens in new tab) subscription, you should consider getting one and not just because of this movie. Destroying the cities of New York, Los Angeles and Washington as well as London, Paris and others, survivors are sent out in convoys towards area 51 where they must come up with a plan to defeat the enslaving alien species. If you're wanting to stream the alien invasion thriller starring Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum then you're in luck as the movie is available on numerous platforms.

Directed by Roland Emmerich, the movie continues to stand as one of the most beloved summer movies and alien invasion films of all time. Set over the 4th of ...

The fact that the ships remain centered over one city for so long is explained in the movie by Jeff Goldblum's David Levison, who decodes the alien signal being transmitted through Earth's satellites to be a countdown to their attack. The fact that the alien ship over New York City is just beginning to leave as the sun rises indicates that the aliens unleash their powerful, city-destroying laser for quite an extended period of time before their attack finally ends. Not only that, but remaining over a city for so long could also suggest the ships deploy a second laser blast to eliminate survivors of the first.